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Red
Cross Urges You to Bring Hope and Help this Holiday Season
Support the Humanitarian Needs of the Red Cross Mission and Give Back
to Those Who Need It Most… With 2016 being a record year for
devastating weather-related disasters, the Red Cross is appealing to
the public to “Give Something That Means Something” this Holiday Season
by donating to the Red Cross Holiday Giving Campaign. The campaign
supports people in their darkest hours, whether it’s someone who lost
everything in a disaster, a hospital patient who needs blood or a
military family facing an emergency.
The Red Cross Holiday Giving Campaign offers a way to donate gifts that
uniquely give back while supporting the organization’s mission.
Individuals can choose from three essential giving opportunities:
Gifts that help disaster victims: blankets, hot meals or a full day of
emergency shelter.
Gifts that help the military: comfort kits for service members, therapy
support programs for ill and injured service members, veterans and
their families.
Gifts that help internationally: vaccinations to save children’s lives
around the world.
“It’s such a gratifying feeling to give something that brings help and
hope to those who need it most,” says Lynne Gump of the American Red
Cross of the Northern Miami Valley Ohio Chapter. “The Red Cross
Holiday Giving Campaign offers both gift-givers and receivers the
opportunity to experience the joy of giving this holiday season by
supporting a family who’s lost everything to disaster, providing
comfort to our service members and veterans, or helping to vaccinate a
child overseas against deadly diseases.”
Through the Holiday Campaign, donors can give symbolic gifts, within a
wide range of budgets, in honor of a loved one, colleague or client.
A donation of $25 can provide blankets—as well as warmth and a sense of
security—for five people staying in emergency shelters, while a $75
contribution can show our heroes and veterans that we care by providing
military comfort kits to 30 service members.
A $30 gift can provide hot meals for three people following a disaster,
while a $50 donation can supply a full day of emergency shelter with
urgently needed essentials, including 3 meals, 2 blankets, 1 cot,
snacks and personal hygiene supplies for someone impacted by disaster.
A financial contribution of $100 can educate families and vaccinate 100
children against measles and rubella—while a $500 gift can vaccinate an
entire village.
These are a few of the most popular items from the Red Cross Holiday
Giving effort. In addition to receiving free electronic or greeting
cards, donors who contribute more than $125 also receive a Red Cross
thank you gift while supplies last.
To access the catalog online, visit redcross.org/gifts. Choose from the
diverse assortment of symbolic gifts, and make a tax-deductible
donation online or call 1-800 RED CROSS to support the corresponding
Red Cross services. Then, send a card to the friend, family member,
co-worker or customer being honored by your donation. It’s that easy.
In addition, the need for blood—and volunteer blood donors—is constant,
and is especially appreciated during the holiday season when busy
schedules and holiday travel or inclement weather impact blood
collection.
To schedule an appointment to give the gift of life by donating blood
or platelets or to learn more about becoming a Red Cross volunteer,
visit redcross.org today!
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