In Case You Missed It

From Jan 20-26, the Red Cross in Greater New York provided emergency assistance to 237 adults and 75 children following 72 local disasters. Here are some highlights from last week and a preview of upcoming activities. (See below)

Last Week in Review

• Last Saturday, New 12, ABC7, CBS2, NY1 and FOX5 reported on the Red Cross assisting displaced residents after a fire on Graham Avenue in Brooklyn.
• Last Friday, ABC7 reported on the Red Cross assisting residents after a fire on 60th avenue in Flushing, Queens.
• For Community Risk Reduction Week (Jan 20-26), take a listen to Jason Lyons, one of our Community Disaster Program Managers, as he shares some preparedness tips with All Of It With Alison Stewart.
• Let’s hear it for Greenwich Country Day School! Recently we celebrated our exceptional partnership with GCDS — 21 years of hosting blood drives and saving lives!
• We share this video highlighting the Red Cross response to the Allerton (Bronx) fire on January 10.
• Brown University School of Public Health spotlighted Online MPH student Sean MacLean’s work with the Red Cross.
• Last Wednesday, our regional CEO, Doreen Thomann Howe, and our team met with Garrison Commander Col. Melissa Cantwell and her team to discuss how we can support the wide variety of military personnel and their families who come to Fort Hamilton and use their facilities for training and other activities.
• ABC7 and News 12 reported on the Red Cross assisting 13 residents after a fire on E 38th Street in Brooklyn.
• Last Tuesday, News 12 reported on the Red Cross opening a reception center to assist 11 households after a fire on McLean Ave in Yonkers.
• Continuing our National Blood Donor month video series, volunteer EMT Karen and Scout master Carl share why they donate blood.
• In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, our AmeriCorps team and FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker fanned out across upper Manhattan to help install free smoke alarms and make homes safer from home fires.

Upcoming Events and Opportunities

• Don't let the blood supply go downhill! More blood & platelet donors are needed now. When you come to give Jan. 27-Feb. 28, the Red Cross will send you a $15 e-gift card to a merchant you choose. Make your appointment to create a flurry of hope: https://rcblood.org/4hbLJeT
• We are actively looking for volunteers in the following roles:
• Sheltering Services Volunteer - NYC
• Disaster Action Team Specialist - New York City WEEKDAY DAYTIME
• Home Fire Campaign Team Member - New York City (DRIVERS ONLY)
• Video Editor
• VHS Historical Video Digitizer (NYC)