2010 Heroes for the American Red Cross
It's hard to imagine a world without Heroes. They're the drive behind every mission. The hope that aids disaster. The gracious community-minded people that support the American Red Cross in so many ways. And now, you can join them.
We invite you to support your local Heroes, or become one yourself. Either way, the goal is unanimous: to pledge to raise $1,000 to benefit the life-saving work of your local Red Cross Chapter.
It's an extremely rewarding way to help the Red Cross help others - whether we're providing shelter, food and emergency financial assistance to disaster victims; transmitting important messages to military members overseas; or training your community to prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.
Besides rekindling the humanitarian spirit, being a Hero is pretty fun, too. Always inventive, Heroes explore new ways to help those in need. Below are just some of the creative ways you can give back to the Red Cross.
To better prepare our Heroes for this month's mission, we've designed a simple web-based TeamRaiser program that extends your support requests to family and friends through email. We can even offer promotional events and team-building activities to involve your employers - from sales round-up incentives to a charitable jeans day. Who knows, maybe they'll even match your contribution!
So go on. Give what you can. If you're interested in being the Hero or supporting those in your community, contact us. You'll be hearing from us soon.
Invest in something positive.
Be a Hero for the American Red Cross, and indulge in helping others.
What does a Hero for the American Red Cross do?
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Heroes raise $1,000 from any fundraising event they choose or by any other legal means.
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Support raised by heroes is used to assist with disaster and emergency relief efforts in the 14-counties the Western Wisconsin Chapter serves.
$1,000 will provide:
- 571 comfort kits full of toiletries for disasters victims who have lost their homes
- 198 blankets or 37 cots for disaster victims who must spend the night in a shelter
- clean up kits for 56 families who have flood or storm damage to their homes
- groceries for up to 20 people affected by a disaster
- bedding supplies and linens for 4 families of four who lost their home to a fire or natural disaster
- 20 individuals food for one-full week
- 25 children a winter coat
- 33 Adults a pair of shoes
- 40 Children a pair of shoes
- 200 blankets to individuals in an emergency shelter
*100% of funds raised remains local*
Success Stories
- A county sheriff's department held a traffic stop for 4 hours one a Sunday and raised $3,500
- A health/fitness center challenged other centers to see who could raise the most money by putting $5.00 toward a drawing for a month's additional membership
- A college fraternity raised their $1,000 from contributions from members and parents
- A physician in a large medical practice asked the other doctors for at least $100 each and raised $2,600
- A popular radio disc jockey asked listeners to make him a Hero and raised $3,300
- A restaurant asked customer’s to donate by rounding up their tab and raised $1,600
- A retired farmer sat in the local gas station and convenience store for three days asking customers and raised $2,900
- A running club conducted a small run and raised $1,600
- Firemen held a boot drive for one day at a local WalMart and raised $3,900
- A woman famous for her cinnamon rolls sold them for a donation of $25/dozen, raising $1,250
- A grocery store raffled off a $250 gift certificate raising $1,120
- A high school service club held a car wash-a-thon and raised $1,150
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