In Case You Missed It

National Night Out in Brentwood, NY. (Photo: Celia Vollmer)

From Aug 12-18, the Red Cross in Greater New York provided emergency assistance to 142 adults and 50 children following 39 local disasters. Here are some highlights from last week and a preview of upcoming activities.

Last Week in Review

• Zaria Ashby shared why she chose to donate blood in the Bronx earlier this year.
• Last Friday, the #LIRedCross participated in the annual National Night Out in Brentwood and #MetroNYNRedCross participated in Spring Valley.
• The Bronx Times reported on the NY Yankees Back-to-School Resource Fair, which included the Red Cross, last Thursday.
• VIDEO Highlights: We posted reels covering recent events like the Morris Heights fire, the Longwood fire and the ABC7 Blood Drive.
• New Yorker Jonathan Wiley shared his harrowing experience escaping an apartment fire and why it is so important to have working smoke alarms in the reel.
• Last Wednesday was the anniversary of the Northeast Blackout of 2003 and we remembered the Red Cross response with these photos and podcast.
• Early last week, our preparedness team hosted participants from the NYPD dual language summer program, Bienvenidos, for a day of learning how to prepare for emergencies.
• A local news outlet, W42ST.nyc, shared the story of the artist who painted the water tower on top of our GNY HQ.

Upcoming Events and Opportunities

• Aug 21: Learn how you can help others by volunteering with the Red Cross in this virtual info session.
• Sept 1-15: Donate blood in the memory Port Chester Police Officer Christopher Bernal.