AMERICAN RED CROSS WHEN HELP CAN’T WAIT

• The American Red Cross is the only humanitarian organization with a Congressional charter to provide relief to victims of disasters and to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies
• The Red Cross is always there serving communities nationwide, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
• More than a million Americans every year provide critical services to their neighbors as Red Cross volunteers.
• Communities nationwide rely on the Red Cross to be there with lifesaving help.
• Our responders, nearly all volunteers, meet victims’ immediate needs by providing food, clothing, shelter and emotional support.
• The Red Cross is among the first to Arrive at a disaster scene and among the last to leave and is there for families for as long as their needs exist.
• Hundreds of U.S. service men and women turn to our Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) every year for emergency communication with families, confidential counseling and other social services.
• Lifesaving Red Cross training prepares you to face everyday disasters such as choking, heart attacks and drowning.
• Thanks to millions of volunteer donors, our organization provides hospitals with half the nation’s supply of blood and blood products for medical treatments and procedures.

ADAMS COUNTY CHAPTER 2007-2008 STATISTICS

The Adams County Chapter of the American Red Cross services the people of this community 24 hours a day, seven days a week, abiding by the seven international principles of the Red Cross Movement:  Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality.

Locally, this past year the Adams County Chapter…

• Flood relief efforts
  • Distributed over 10,000 meals and snacks
  • Provided over 100 overnight shelter stays
  • Assisted over 60 clients, distributing over 150 cleanup kits
  • Provided over $121,000 in relief and direct assistance

• Touched one in three families with our programs and services
• Served the Adams County community with the help of 586 volunteers
• A total of 9,700 adults and children were taught life-saving skills
• Responded to 38 local disasters and provided relief to 179  individuals after a disaster destroyed their lives
• Sent emergency communications to connect military members and their families, serving as many as 68 military families
• Collected 6,837units of blood products at 208 blood drives
• Collected 2312 platelet products for cancer patients
• Held 46 Community Disaster Education Events to educate the public on disaster preparedness
• Provided $14,000 in direct assistance for families affected by disaster, such as fire victims
• A total 586 volunteers logged  15,142 volunteer hours valued at over $295,000