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Tri-County Red Cross Mayors Jail and Bail Fundraiser

Tri-County Red Cross

on August 28, 2010 4:21 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

The Tri-County Red Cross is having it's inaugural Mayor's Jail and Bail to raise money for local disaster relief. Mayors from all 22 towns have been invited to participate, as have other community leaders such as school board members, business leaders, religious leaders, police and fire chiefs and more.

Mayors Colleen Mahr of Fanwood and Vic Sordillo of Warren are our chairs for this event, which will be held on October 2, 2010 at the Fanwood Municipal Court, 75 N. Martine Avenue, Fanwood, NJ. The following people have already committed.

2010 Mayors Jail and Bail Co-Chairs
Colleen Mahr, Mayor of Fanwood (Jail Bird Page)
Victor Sordillo, Mayor of Warren (Jail Bird Page)

Mayor Jail Birds
Antonia Ricigliano, Mayor of Edison (Jail Bird Page) | Michael Giordano, Mayor of North Plainfield (Jail Bird Page) | Jim Kennedy, Mayor of Rahway (Jail Bird Page) | Joseph DeLorio, Mayor of Roselle Park (Jail Bird Page) | Nancy Malool, Mayor of Scotch Plains (Jail Bird Page) | Albert Ellis, Mayor of Watchung (Jail Bird Page)

Elected Official Jail Birds
Derek Armstrong, Councilman of Linden (Jail Bird Page) | Mary Forbes, Councilwoman of North Plainfield (Jail Bird Page) | Everett Merill, Councilman of North Plainfield (Jail Bird Page) | Douglas Singleterry, Councilman of North Plainfield (Jail Bird Page) | Jamel Holley, Councilman of Roselle (Jail Bird Page)

Community Leader Jail Birds
Michael Prasad, Tri-County Red Cross Emergency Services Director (Jail Bird Page) | James Rodino, North Plainfield Public Works Director (Jail Bird Page) | Beverly Rolston-Blenman, Vice President Solaris Health Systems (Jail Bird Page) | Nathan Rudy, Tri-County Red Cross Executive Director (Jail Bird Page) | Mark Vernick, Branch Manager, TD Bank of Scotch Plains (Jail Bird Page)

Tri-County Red Cross Mayors Jail and Bail

Emergency Services

on August 27, 2010 3:47 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

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!

Statewide Disaster Test being conducted now (7/13/10)

Emergency Services

on July 12, 2010 11:35 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

Plainfield, NJ: The Tri-County Red Cross is participating in a statewide Red Cross exercise next week that requires us to conduct a test of our electronic call-down system today (7/13). This test will simulate what would happen if we experienced a hurricane warning and had contact volunteers to help set up shelters.

This is only a test.

If you are a registered disaster volunteer or a member of our disaster reserves, you should have received an e-mail with a quick availability survey. If you are part of either of these groups and you did not receive an e-mail, please contact Emergency Services Director Mike Prasad by e-mail at prasadm@usa.redcross.org and he will send one to you right away.

If you would like to become part of our disaster volunteer pool to help support and operate shelters in our area during a disaster like a hurricane, please contact Mike at the e-mail address above. We have a constant need for more disaster shelter volunteers and all of the training is free.

Apartment Fire in Elizabeth Leaves 17 Temporarily Homeless

Tri-County Red Cross

on June 7, 2010 9:23 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

During the evening of June 4, 2010 a fire broke out at a six story apartment complex at 621 Broad Street in Elizabeth, NJ leaving 15 adults and two children temporarily homeless. The Elizabeth Fire Department called the Tri-County Red Cross to assist.

Red Cross disaster volunteer Audi Arvelo responded with Emergency Services Director Michael Prasad to assess the damage and the needs of the families. Arvelo provided hotel rooms, food and clothing for the families to ensure their basic needs were cared for.

Initial Red Cross support for these families will cost $5,000. Neighbors, local businesses and other in the Elizabeth community can contribute funds for these families and other victims of local fires and floods by visiting http://www.tricountyredcross.org/donate.html or calling (908) 756-6414 on Monday morning.

The American Red Cross is mandated by Congress to provide disaster relief in the United States of America, but receives no funding from the government to provide these services. Instead the Tri-County Red Cross relies on contributions from local individuals, businesses and organizations to provide shelter, food and clothing.

If you would like to volunteer to support your neighbors in the Elizabeth and area, please call Mike Prasad at (908) 756-6414 to learn about free training in disaster preparedness and response.

Red Cross Raffle -- Win a Volvo Today!

Tri-County Red Cross

on April 15, 2010 6:59 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

Red Cross Raffle --
Only 2000 Tickets Will Be Sold!

Just $100 a ticket to win, with all proceeds going to local disaster prevention and relief of fires, floods and other emergencies.
And if you buy five tickets you get 1 free!

Buy Your Tickets Online Today!

Official Raffle Rules | Download A Raffle Form

1st Prize!
You Win...You Choose from one of these Volvo models.

Volvo C70
$44,120 MSRP