American Red Cross News

TURN YOURSELF IN!

You don't have to be a Mayor to get arrested at the Red Cross Mayors Jail & Bail -- anyone can be a "Jail Bird"! All you have to do is sign up and turn yourself in at the Fanwood Court on October 2, 2010 to be "arraigned." A celebrity judge will set "bail" at an agreed upon amount, and you then make some calls

to raise the bail in donations to the Red Cross.  You can sign up to be a Jail Bird using our personal fundraising web tools here.

HELP US RAISE BAIL

Jail Birds from all 22 towns served by the Tri-County Red Cross are being arraigned on October 2, 2010 at the Fanwood Court. You can

help them avoid jail  by donating towards their bail. All of the money raised for bail will go to support disaster prevention and relief in Union, Somerset and Middlesex Counties. Call us at (908) 756-6414 or visit a Jail Bird to bail them out of Jail!

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The following press release was sent out today from the American Red Cross:

The Greater Somerset County Chapter of the American Red Cross will be closing the last of six New Jersey shelters for residents who evacuated due to flooding. The shelter, located at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg, will close at 3 p.m. on March 29, 2010.

Since the flooding began, the American Red Cross has been working around the clock to help affected families. Over the last two weeks, the Red Cross has sheltered more than 600 residents, served 80,000 meals and snacks, and distributed 4,500 clean-up kits.

Families who have not met with a Red Cross caseworker, or who have questions about their ongoing recovery, are encouraged to contact the American Red Cross at 1-866 GET INFO (1-866- 438-4636) for information and support.

Contact: Aaron Litwin @ 415-608-1970, LitwinA@usa.redcross.org or Paige Roberts @ 228-990-6712, RobertsP@usa.redcross.org

Please be aware that there is another major storm coming to New Jersey that could result in additional flooding.  We are under a flood watch for until Tuesday afternoon.

You can donate to the American Red Cross effort to respond to the recent and future flooding using the form below, or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-435-7669).

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The Red Cross is seeking to raise $6.4 million for the recovery efforts in Chile, and the American Red Cross is now accepting donations in support of this effort.  The American Red Cross has already committed $250,000 to the effort, and will direct all new donations for Chilean relief via the American Red Cross International Relief Fund.

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You can also donate $10 by texting "CHILE" to 90999.

The American Red Cross has increased its pledge to $250,000 for relief operations in Chile following Saturday's 8.8 magnitude earthquake; and we stand ready to mobilize additional support, including relief supplies, trained personnel and additional financial assistance. 
 
The Chilean Red Cross is mobilizing its volunteers to distribute food, hygiene articles and blankets to survivors. It has also called upon Chileans to donate blood in order to keep up with demand from hospitals. 

A five member regional Red Cross team of disaster experts is in Chile to provide technical support to Chilean Red Cross response activities and in making damage assessments as well as health, relief and information management.The Chilean government has reported that it will accept international aid in several sectors: 4 field hospitals, tents, telecommunications equipment, electrical generators and search and rescue teams. 

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Donations made to this button will be contributed to the American Red Cross International Response Fund, which is funding the relief for the Haiti Earthquake

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On Thursday, January 14 2010 FIOS 1 News came to the Tri-County Red Cross to see how the chapter was responding to the overwhelming response of volunteers and donors after the Haitian earthquake. Many volunteers and staff are shown, as well as people who just stopped in to donate. Check the report out.