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Every
day, the American Red Cross helps people in emergencies . . . whether it
is half a million disaster victims or one sick child who needs blood.
Our vital
work is made possible by people like you who learn how good it can feel to
lend a helping hand. Red Cross "everyday heroes" come from all walks of
life. They are all ages. Everyone has something special to offer -
including you.
Right now, YOU
are needed by the Red Cross!
Too
busy? Your local Red Cross can work with you to provide rewarding
experiences, whatever your schedule. Think you don't have any skills to offer?
You would be surprised. And, if you need training, we' will provide it.
We
depend on volunteers, who constitute 97 percent of our total work force,
to carry on our humanitarian work:
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Every
year, the Red Cross is there for hurricane, earthquake, and other
disaster victims--including 150 families forced from their homes by fire
every day.
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175,000
volunteers worked to prevent, prepare for and respond to nearly 64,000
disaster incidents last year.
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Over 15
million Americans turn to us to learn first aid, CPR, swimming, and other
health and safety skills. Last year, more than 230,000 people volunteered
to teach those courses.
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Half of
the nation's blood supply--six million pints annually--is collected by
more than 190,000 Red Cross volunteers.
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Among our
emergency services for the men and women of the armed forces is the
delivery of urgent messages--one every 22 seconds.
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Over
24,000 volunteers serve as chairs, members of boards of directors, or on
advisory boards for local Red Cross units - chapters, Blood Services
regions, and military stations.
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As part of
the International Red Cross movement, we work to ease human suffering on
a global scale.
Don't wait another day to find
out how good it feels to wear the Red Cross emblem. Contact your Red
Cross at (573) 335-9471.
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