In Case You Missed It - Jan 20

Red Cross rang the opening bell of Nasdaq in honor of National Blood Donor Month.

Over the last 7 days, the Greater New York Red Cross provided emergency assistance to 150 adults and 28 children following 61 local disasters. Here are some highlights from last week and a preview of upcoming activities (see below).

Last Week in Review

• Our Chief Regional Disaster Officer Dario Diaz traveled to Puerto Rico as part of a delegation with NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo to tour earthquake-affected areas in the southeast portion of the island.
• Last Thursday, we had a fun morning in Times Square ringing the Nasdaq Opening Bell in honor of #NationalBloodDonorMonth. Check out some pics here. 
• Red Cross assisted 18 people on Wednesday, after a large fire on Morris Ave in the Bronx left several families homeless.
• West Point Biomedical Donor Ambassadors supported the United States Military Program Blood Drive at West Point over three days. Thanks to all our volunteers for their support!
• Last week, we posted a photo essay from a fire in late 2019: On a cold November night, our Red Cross DAT team responded to a Bronx fire where the Sambula family lost everything. Thank you to Red Cross volunteer photographer Kevin Suttlehan for the great pictures.
• Thanks to all Bank of America volunteers who assembled 350 comfort kits and wrote 100 cards for service members at an Service to the Armed Forces event.
• Congrats to our Metro NY North Logistics Member and Pet Therapy Volunteer, Bud Schuck, for receiving the Volunteer of the Quarter award. 

Upcoming Events and Opportunities

• We are actively recruiting for the following volunteer positions: Community Relations Ambassador, Volunteer Recovery Caseworker, Emergency Communications Center, Volunteer Screener. Apply today at www.redcross.org/volunteer! For more information, please contact recruitmentgny@redcross.org.
• Jan 20: Come to our American Red Cross Metro NY North office in Hawthorne at 6:30 pm to learn about how you can get involved as a volunteer.
• Jan 22: Come to our American Red Cross regional HQ in Manhattan at 6:00 pm to learn about how you can get involved as a volunteer.
• Apr 25: Save the Date for the Metro New York North Red and White Ball!