2. Getting to know your
Local Red Cross Chapter
• Who we are
• What we do - our 4 Core Services
1. Disaster Relief
2. Safety & First Aid Training
3. Provide Blood
4. Service to Military
• How you can help
3. Mission
The American Red Cross is a humanitarian
organization led by volunteers and guided by
its Congressional Charter and the
Fundamental Principles of the International
Red Cross Movement. It provides relief to
victims of disaster and helps people prevent,
prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
17. The local Red Cross chapter
provides most of the blood
supply for our area.
We recruited more than
45,000 blood donors last year
to provide life saving blood
for area hospitals.
22. Local military families turned
to us more than 1,200 times
last year for support.
We provide emergency
communication, financial
assistance, and counseling
services for military families.