Haitian & Chilean Earthquake Relief Response

In response to the horrific earthquake in Haiti and Chile, the American Red Cross is accepting monetary donations to support relief efforts there.  Donations specifically for Haitian relief should have the code AP2885 Haitian relief on checks.  Donations specifically for Chile should be coded AP 2896.

You can help the victims of countless crises, like the earthquakes in Chile and Haiti, around the world each year by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross International Response Fund, which will provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need. The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster, please do so at the time of your donation by mailing your donation with the designation to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013 or to your local American Red Cross chapter. Donations to the International Response Fund can be made by phone at 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish) or online at www.redcross.org.

The American Red Cross is not accepting in-kind donations for international response.

 

 

Military Honors Reception Center at Thunder 

The Chapter Service to Armed Forces group will sponsor its Military Honors Reception Center at the Thunder Over Louisville festivites again this year.  Thunder will be on Saturday, April 17th.  This year's Military Honors center will feature refreshments,  Project Video Connect messaging capabilities, information referrals and priority seating for the airshow and fireworks.

To register for the event click here.

 

SPEAKERS ARE AVAILABLE

Staff members and volunteers are available to speak at various functions in the community.  Disaster Volunteers talking about their experiences in relief efforts locally or on a national scope, staff members speaking about the function of the Red Cross or preparedness/education and other topics are available.  If you are interested in hosting a Red Cross speaker, please contact the Chapter at 812-283-8416.

If you or a family member has been involved in a disaster and you would like to let your family know you are okay or do a search for them, click on the "Safe and Well List" box to go to the American Red Cross Safe and Well site to register or search for someone else.

Governed by volunteers and supported by community donations, the American Red Cross is a nationwide network of nearly 1,000 chapters and Blood Services regions dedicated to saving lives and helping people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.  Led by 1.2 milllion volunteers and 30,000 employees, the Red Cross annually mobilizes relief to families affected by more than 67,000 disasters, trains almost 12 million people in lifesaving skills and exchanges more than a million emergency messages for U.S. military service personnel and their families.  The Red Cross is the largest supplier of blood and blood products to more than 3,000 hospitals across the nation and also assists victims of international disasters and conflicts at locations worldwide.