Capital Area Chapter Disaster Action Team Needs YOU!

The American Red Cross has been serving Tallahassee and the surrounding area since 1917. In the past eighty-three years, it has provided a helping hand by reaching out to local residents, and last year touched the lives of more than 10,500 people in the eight counties that we serve, including Wakulla.
Our Volunteer Disaster Action Team [...]

Luv 2 Txt? Text 2HELP!

 
If you enjoy sending texts to friends, family or whomever, I would encourage you to start using the power of your fingertips for good!
One way to do this is through the Text 2HELP program which will end tomorrow, Dec. 31st. This program was created by VeriSign, the Wireless Foundation and the Red Cross, Text 2HELP enables [...]

Natural Disasters “Killed over 220,000″ in 2008

 According to a report by Germany-based re-insurer, Munich Re,  2008 had less natural disasters during the year than 2007; however, the catastrophes that occurred during 2008 proved to be more destructive in terms of number of victims and financial costs.

Here’s a quick glance at this year’s numbers:

Cyclone Nargis which lashed Myanmar on May 2-3, killed more [...]

Red Cross Blood Services Featured in Bravo TV Show

Although (as I mentioned before) I am not a real fan of reality TV shows…I do sometimes find my self watching reality TV series every now and then.  Well, for fans of Reality TV, the Real Housewives of Orange County will feature two main cast members, Vicki Gunvalson and daughter Briana, donating blood at the Red [...]

Disaster Action Teams Respond

An individual had a fire at their home on Dec. 16th in Leon County. The Disaster Action team on call provide assistance to 1 person.

A Client Assistance Card was issued for clothing and food
Referals were given to community partners for Household items

A family had a fire in Franklin County that destroyed their home. The Disaster [...]

Disaster Action Team Responds

A family had a fire at their home on Dec. 29th in Gadsden County. The Disaster Action team on call provide assistance to 4 persons with:

A Client Assistance Card was issued for clothing and food
4 Comfort Kits containing shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, razor, washcloth, soap, and tissue
Lodging at a nearby hotel

Disaster Action Team Responds

A family had a fire at their home on Dec. 29th in Leon County. The Disaster Action team on call provide assistance to 4 persons with:

A Client Assistance Card was issued for clothing and food
4 Comfort Kits containing shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, razor, washcloth, soap, and tissue

Disaster Action Team Responds

A family had a fire at their home on Dec. 20th in Jefferson County. The Disaster Action team on call provide assistance to 2 persons with:

A Client Assistance Card was issued for clothing and food
2 Comfort Kits containing shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, razor, washcloth, soap, and tissue

A big round of applause…

Today, we would like to give a big round of applause to Grainger, a local (and leading) industrial supply company here in Tallahassee, for their generous donation to our Chapter.  It’s always rewarding to receive first time donations from local companies and even better to have the opportunity to develop a new local partnership. To say the least, we are excited  [...]

‘Tis the season for Giving

Its not too late to donate slightly used or new twin size blankets to the local Chapter for Blanket Days 2008.  Blankets donated to the Chapter will be used for clients that have been impacted by Single Family Fires and other smaller disasters throughout the year; but, most especially during the Winter Season. These blankets [...]