In Case You Missed It- Dec. 2

During the past week, the American Red Cross at Greater NY responded to 52 disasters and emergencies, helped 104 adults, 41 children, and distributed 14 Comfort Kits.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• On Dec. 2 for #GivingTuesday, we encourage you to donate to our cause and give something that means something.

LAST WEEK IN REVIEW

• On Dec. 1, the volunteers in our logistics team shared pictures of the trucks used for their fleet activities.
• For Black Friday on Nov. 28, we encouraged our supporters to check our Holiday Gift Catalog. 
• Our volunteers, always eager to help, responded to a fire at a Senior Apartment Complex on Thanksgiving eve, Nov. 27, at Peekskill, New York, which displaced four individuals. 
• Thanksgiving was the occasion to thank all of you who make our mission possible. 
• Right before Thanksgiving, we shared some tips for safe traveling. 
• Have you ever thought of the comfort that a single blanket brings to a person? Early last week, one of our volunteers, Ronnie G. Rigos, appeared on a Red Cross blanket PSA.
• The Red Cross was on scene to help during a 3-alarm fire in Harlem on Nov. 25.
• Early last week, on Nov. 24, DART Team members transport supplies to Buffalo due to the snowstorm.