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 Welcome
to the Calloway County Chapter of the Red Cross
website! On behalf of the Board of Directors
for the Calloway County Chapter of the American
Red Cross, we hope that you find this website
useful and informative. In addition to the
national efforts, the Calloway County Chapter of
the Red Cross makes a sizable contribution on
the local level. We coordinate our efforts with
many individuals, organizations, and partners
(both public and private). Contact us today if
you live in the Murray-Calloway County community
and would like to learn more about how to help
with your local chapter of the American Red
Cross.
About the Red Cross
Click
here to watch a video about the Red Cross.
View the popular “Between
Heart and Hand” video. This inspiring video
conveys the essence of the Red Cross in just
over 2 minutes.
Love Your HEROES Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, February 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00
a.m., at Culver’s Restaurant.
The American Red Cross Safe and Well Website
The
American Red Cross Safe and Well Website
provides a method for persons affected by a
disaster to enter personal information regarding
their general welfare in the “List Myself as
Safe and Well” section of the website. Concerned
family and friends can search the list of those
who have registered themselves as “safe and
well.”
 American
Red Cross and Red Crescent Response Haiti
Earthquake Relief Efforts
(January 15, 2010) Three days ago, a
catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti causing
devastation to millions primarily in the
country’s capital city, Port-au-Prince. The
urban infrastructure in Port-au-Prince is
severely damaged. Government and international
organization buildings including hospitals,
embassies, UN agencies and Red Cross have been
greatly damaged. The official number of people
affected is still unknown, but it is estimated
to be approximately 3 million people. The
Port-au-Prince airport is open day and night for
military and humanitarian flights. The
Port-au-Prince port remains closed until January
18. Access by land from Santo Domingo remains
the easiest route into Haiti for humanitarian
organization staff.
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Upcoming Fundraising Events
The
Calloway County Chapter is in the process of
planning our 2010 Heroes Campaign for March 1st
through May 4th. Our goal is $20,000. We will
start forming teams on Saturday, February 13th
at the 2nd Annual Community Wide "Love Your
Heroes" Pancake Breakfast at Culver's
Restaurant. The money raised from this breakfast
will go toward the chapter’s goal.
On April 16th our chapter, with the help of
Murray State University Students, will have a
lock-in for middle school students. The former
Lock-In event will be combined with activities
from the former Tea Party Event. This will be a
$6,000 fundraiser in which not only middle
school aged students, but also their parents and
the community will get involved in furthering
the chapter's efforts in Disaster Preparedness.
If you would like to get involved in the
planning of either or both of these events,
please contact the Executive Director, Jennifer
Wilson. After the committees are formed and the
preliminary meetings are held, Shelly Winters
will be joining Wilson this year to coordinate
the volunteer's involvement of these events.
In an emergency the Vial
of Life will speak for you when you can't!
Click below to find out more.....
Get your FREE Vial
of Life Kit today! (Available at our
office)
2009 Ice
Storm Letters
Click
here to read some of our COMMUNITY HEROES'
ice storm letters.
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