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January-9-2012
2012 Brave Hearts & Real Heroes Announced!
  American Red Cross Honors 10 Local Brave Hearts and Real Heroes   Altoona, WI Monday January 9, 2012 - The Western Wisconsin Chapter of the American Red Cross invites y
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December-8-2011
Stay Safe as the Temperature Drops
As Weather Turns Colder, Alternate Heating Methods Can Lead To Home Fires   Altoona, WI December 7, 2011 - Home fires are the biggest disaster threat to people in this country - worse tha
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September-9-2011
Red Cross Volunteers Remember September 11
Before the smoke cleared, the American Red Cross met the challenge of the 9/11 attacks with immediate on-the-scene responses from chapters in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. As the embe
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August-29-2011
Evacuees Grateful for Safety of Red Cross Shelters
Evacuees Grateful for the Safety of Red Cross Shelters as Irene Passes By Sunday, August 28, 2011 - Mandatory evacuations and power outages have forced people from their homes all over the east coa
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Disaster Services

Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization. As part of a worldwide movement that offers neutral humanitarian care to the victims of war, the American Red Cross distinguishes itself by also aiding victims of devastating natural disasters. Over the years, the organization has expanded its services, always with the aim of preventing and relieving suffering.

 

The American Red Cross is where people mobilize to help their neighbors-across the street, across the country, and across the world-in emergencies. Each year, in communities large and small, victims of some 70,000 disasters turn to neighbors familiar and new-the more than half a million volunteers and 35,000 employees of the Red Cross. Through over 700 locally supported chapters, more than 15 million people gain the skills they need to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their homes, communities and world.

 

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