Your Red Cross is Never Closed

			Southern Missouri Region 1545 N. West Bypass Springfield MO 65803 417-832-9500 Ext. 107 Contact:  Nigel Holderby nigel.holderby@redcross.org

American Red Cross is Never Closed

 

American Red Cross; Southern Missouri Region 7/9/12

 

The American Red Cross continues to provide for the emergency needs of individuals daily across the Southern Missouri Region. “Volunteers respond 24/7/365 anytime the need arises so we can with confidence say the Red Cross is never closed” said Kristopher “Luke” Bolz, Chief Volunteer Services Officer. Despite the Fourth of July holiday, the SOMO Red Cross stuck to their mission to “alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies” by assisting 45 victims in a number of house fires.

 

The Red Cross responded to 10 single family home fires, and 1 apartment fire between the 29^th of June and the 5^th of July, in 9 different areas of our chapter. 12 cases are being handled by the Red Cross in result of these fires and we will continue to work with these clients on a case-by-case basis until they are no longer in need of our services.

 

The SOMO Red Cross would like to thank all the volunteers that responded over the holiday, we could not continue to help our neighbors in need, without you. We depend on volunteers of all ages and backgrounds to carry on out the work of the Red Cross. Volunteers constitute 97 percent of our total workforce serving as members of the board, instructors teaching lifesaving skills, disaster action team members, office administrators, event organizers and more.

 

All assistance provided by the Red Cross is a gift from the community. Your donations of time and money make this type of response possible. People can help those affected by disasters by contacting the local Red Cross Office to learn more about volunteering in their community or by making a donation to support American Red Cross Disaster Relief. Learn more or make a donation today by visiting www.redcross.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or texting the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

 

 

For additional information please contact Nigel Holderby: nigel.holderby@redcross.org

 

About the American Red Cross:

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the nation's blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization — not a government agency — and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit www.redcross.org or join our blog at http://blog.redcross.org.

 

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In Service,

 

K. Nigel Holderby

Chief Communications Officer

Please Note My New Email: nigel.holderby@redcross.org

American Red Cross

Southern Missouri Region

(417) 832-9500 ext 107 (p) 

(417) 207-6349 (c)