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Your Red Cross in Henderson County, Western Carolinas and all through our United States! |
*5/11/12 - Our disaster team has responded to 14 local disaster incidents in 2012:
providing emergency shelter, food, clothing, personal supplies & disaster recovery support to 35 of our local neighbors...
Several fires caused by lightning strikes:
Thunderstorm Safety info.
Fire Prevention & Safety Checklist
Our local donors make these responses possible!
Photo of 1/11 fire provided by Times-News
*4/7/12 - CAR and DOG WASH BENEFIT
on Saturday, at Wash-N-Wags
in Mills River. News report on Dog Wash!
(Other recent event pictures and info including: IPM/tonsofrentals.com's 3/29
Mini Golf Tournament, Blue Ridge Community College's 3/31 Cornhole Tournament, The Elks Club's Red Cross fundraising in March, Flat Rock Cinema & Morris Broadband's Super Bowl Event)
*4/4/12 - Red Cross opens emergency shelter at First Baptist Church, Hendersonville in response to
interstate hazmat emergency.
Early morning shelter setup shows preparedness of our volunteer responders and our community partners
(including First Baptist-Hendersonville)
Local information on disaster incident
Disaster response volunteer opportunities
*3/19/12 - Tornado hits/Your Red Cross responded! Henderson County volunteers: Doug, Tom & Ron, assisted in Murphy NC.
Local news story
>National story >How YOU can help!
*11/28/11 - American Red Cross restructuring: Still delivering services but with new, more streamlined structure!
National report Local report
*10/17/11 - Charity Navigator rates American Red Cross as a top charity, "worthy of donor's trust and commitment".
*9/26/11 - Hurricane Irene flooded NE States - local Red Cross volunteers responded.
*Response report.
*8/28/11 - Red Cross reunites Ukrainian family. More...
Red Cross tracing Holocaust survivors
(1/6/12 Red Cross "tracing" Blog) |
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Tornado hits nearby in Murphy, NC!
Local Red Cross part of regional response after March 3 Murphy tornado
Be prepared for seasonal weather situations with our Tornado Safety Checklist and Disaster Readiness info!
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Planning for the future?
Through our local Endowment Fund,
you can help ensure that
your local Red Cross Chapter is
still serving Henderson County tomorrow!
* Our HC-ARC Endowment Fund at the Community Foundation
* Other Planned Giving options FAQ's
* Request More Information
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Learn to save a life, to be prepared for accidents when hiking or trail riding and other medical emergencies with Red Cross Preparedness, Health & Safety training. Check out our catalog or call 1-800-REDCROSS (option 3).
Sign up for a Babysitter training class
(or any other Red Cross training class)
Local babysitter class schedule
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HEALTH SCREENS SAVE LIVES!
Have you taken advantage of our low-cost blood screening labs and free blood-pressure checks?
CLICK HERE for more information.
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