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Centre Communities Chapter
American Red Cross
Serving the people of the central mountain and valley region of Pennsylvania with offices, volunteers, and staff in
State College
and Philipsburg and on the
main campus of the
Pennsylvania State University. Chapter offices are in Suite 203, 205 E. Beaver
Avenue, State College, PA 16801, the Glennland Building, at the corner of Beaver
and Pugh Streets in downtown State College. Telephone 814/237-3162, e-mail
chapter@cccredcross.org ,FAX 814/237-0999.
We all have to look out for one another. Prepare yourself. Volunteer. Contribute
what you can, your money or yourself.
At-A-Glance
Haiti
Earthquake Relief/ American Red Cross International Response Fund
You can help the victims of countless crises, like the recent earthquake in
Haiti, around the world each year by making a financial gift to the American Red
Cross International Response Fund, which will provide immediate relief and
long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to
help those in need. The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to
designate your donation to a specific disaster, please do so at the time of your
donation by mailing your donation with the designation to the American Red
Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013 or to your local American Red
Cross chapter. Donations to the International Response Fund can be made by phone
at 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish) or online at
www.redcross.org
Chapter
Alert — Red Cross Responds To Massive Fire In Bellefonte
Red Cross disaster relief workers responded to an early morning fire
in downtown Bellefonte on December 22. Families living in the Cadillac Building
fled from the flames into freezing temperatures. Red Cross
will work with each family to make sure their emergency disaster caused needs
are met. If you would like to help the victims of this and other local
disasters, please give to the Local Disaster Relief Fund of the Centre
Communities Chapter, 205 E. Beaver Avenue, Suite 203, State College, PA 16801.
To make a credit card donation, please call (814) 237-3162.
(Photo: Centre Daily Times/Nabil K. Mark)
Link to YouTube fire video
here
The Chapter
is on Facebook. Become a fan! Just click the link:
Report to the Community 2008 - 2009, The Centre Communities Chapter of the
American Red Cross
It was another successful year for the Chapter, thanks to your volunteer
hours, donations and class enrollments. For the full story, click
here, or on the "Annual Report" button at the
top of this page.
Penn
State Red Cross Club: Wednesday, February 24, All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner
When? 5 - 8 pm. Where: 208 W. Foster Avenue (St. Andrews Church lower
level), State College. All proceeds to benefit the Student Red Cross Club.
Tickets are $5 and can be bought at the door.
Annual
Chapter Paint the Town Red Benefit Dinner, Auction, and Formal
Dinner, auction and raffle and dance. Auction and raffle items include
Pittsburgh Penguin tickets, a weekend in Avalon, a signed baton from the Penn
State Blue Band's Blue Sapphire and more. Saturday, March 20th from 6 - 11 pm at
the Nittany Lion Inn.
Blood Services
1a. Blood Drives:
From Bellefonte to Brisbin, Howard to Houtzdale, Snow Shoe to
Spring Mills, there is, or will be, a Red Cross bloodmobile near you.
Click
schedule for
the list of donor sites. To schedule an appointment, please call
1-800-GIVELIFE. {That's 1-800-448-3543.} Or schedule an appointment yourself
online at
www.givelife.org
And to our friends and neighbors on the latest Blood Donor
Honor Roll,
thank you.
1b. Support
THON With A Blood Donation
THON
Weekend is February 19-21, 2010. Come to donate blood at a Penn State Red Cross
Club blood drive from now until 2/19 and earn $4.00 to go toward your favorite
THON organization's fundraising total!
Each year, the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, affectionately known as THON,
raises money to fight against pediatric cancer. This year, the Blood Services
Division of the American Red Cross is making the donation to support THON in its
efforts. Since 1977, THON has raised more than $61 million for the Four Diamonds
Fund at Penn State Children's Hospital.
Your Chapter at Work
2. Looking
Out For Each Other,
During
the July 2008 - June 2009 fiscal year, the chapter provided assistance for 89
individuals who were affected by local fires and floods and provided mass
feeding for 417 emergency workers and clients. We helped 80 military families
who were experiencing a crisis and provided casework services for two
international families. We collected 17,914 units of blood (7,865 on the
Penn State campus) and 745 units of platelets. We trained 5,777 residents in
lifesaving skills such as CPR and First Aid. We provided all these services with
the help of 1,627 community volunteers. All of this on a budget of approximately
$500,000 (all of which we raise locally). We are not a government-funded
organization, nor are we funded by our own national headquarters.
Support Your Chapter
3a. Support
Your Local Chapter We all have to
look out for one another. Volunteer. Take a course. Give blood. Contribute what
you can, your money or yourself.
We receive no money from Red Cross National Headquarters; we receive no money
from the government. Money you donate to a Gulf Coast hurricane or other
nationally publicized disaster benefits the victims of the designated disaster;
it does not support your local chapter. It does not support your local Chapter's
response to our own house fires and floods. It is your direct contributions that
keep this Chapter's doors open.
Click
$upport
to make a donation.
Disaster Services
The American Red Cross encourages people to register themselves on the
Safe and Well Website, which is accessible at all times via
www.redcross.org , or by clicking on the
banner link. The Safe and Well Website is an Internet-based tool that allows
those affected by a disaster to let their loved ones know of their well-being.
People within a disaster-affected area are able to select and post standard
messages. Concerned family members who know the person's current phone number or
a complete home address can then search for the posted messages, providing peace
of mind.

4a.
Disaster Services Training See a description of the
Disaster Services Training classes by clicking
training.
Another series will be scheduled soon. Be a part of the action. Volunteer to
lend a hand.
4b. Flu News To identify and
avoid the flu, see this handy "Be Red Cross Ready" flu
checklist . To keep up to date with the latest developments with the new
H1N1 flu virus, check out the Center For Disease Control's
Web site.
Health & Safety Services
5a.Conventional First Aid
and CPR Classes:
The
Chapter schedule of classroom instruction is accessible
here. These include First Aid, CPR with AED
(Automated External Defibrillator),
Babysitter's Training, CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, and Instructor
Training.
Water Safety and Lifeguarding courses are given by cooperating organizations.
Click
Friends or Lifesaving
.
5b. Blended Learning (Online) First Aid and
CPR Classes: This is the Red Cross version of Web-based education.
Blended Learning is part online, part classroom. After successful
completion of the online components, finish up with an abbreviated classroom
session of review and skills demonstration. The Blended Learning schedule,
including a link to a demo, can be seen
here.
5c. Friends:
Neighboring Red Cross Chapters
and other community organizations, such as the YMCA, also provide Red Cross
certifications in first aid and CPR. See our
"Friends" list for contact information.
5d. Instructor's Corner:
There is now a button on the Health &
Safety page of this Web just for H&S instructors. It featured detailed
directions on how to email class records and to order class supplies.
For additional information and to register, call the
Chapter's Health & Safety office, 814/237-3162.
5e. First
aid kits: We have basic
kits and
publications for sale at the Chapter office
in State College. More can now be seen and purchased through the American Red Cross
on-line store.
For much more information on what the American Red Cross does for us every
day, click on the Red Cross symbol to
open the American Red Cross national Web site.
Your Centre Communities Chapter of the American Red Cross is served by the
Greater Alleghenies Region of the American Red Cross Blood Services Division.
For Blood Services news, check out
Greater Alleghenies.
| What's happening on campus?
Try the Web site of the
Penn State Red Cross
Club for campus
blood drives and other club activities. |
The
Centre Communities Chapter of the American Red Cross is a participating agency
of the Centre County United Way.
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