The American Red Cross Northwest Illinois Chapter holds blood drives every other month at Trinity United Methodist Church, 2600 W. Pearl City Road, Freeport.

Upcoming Blood Drives in the Region

From 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church's Fellowship Hall, 315 W. Maple Avenue, Stockton. Call Blood service rep Millie Graves at 815-947-2000 to sign up, or email her at mgraves@galenastate.com or call the American Red Cross at 1-800-626-4017 ext. 357.

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PET FIRST AID CLASS SLATED FOR APRIL 6, 2010

CHECK OUR CALENDAR FOR UPCOMING CLASSES

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SIGN UP NOW!
(Be sure to indicate what class date you want)

also

Mandatory Disaster Training Classes slated (see news and calendar)
and

Click here for more information on taking classes or to sign up.

Northwest Illinois Chapter
Board Members

Dan Schmitt (Chairman)
Kim Beggin (Vice Chair)
Don Benning, Susan Dewey, Ruth Foley, Lisa Ireton, Troy Lessman, Rick McDonough, Greg Munda, Brent Myers, Paul Osadjan, Julie Wenzel, Tom Winter, and Bobbie Yount.

Staff
Diana Roemer, Executive Director
 (Open), Director, Health & Safety Programs
Scott Allshouse, Director of Emergency and Disaster Services
Cara Waters, Office Manager
Fran Ammons,  A.M. Reception

 Volunteer Office Staff
Paul Ottenhausen, IT administration, lead instructor
Carol Risinger, Director of Volunteers
Trudy Alderman and Jane Conter, manikin maintenance
Judy Hille and Jan Rink, general office
Bev Kruse - Chapter Blood Drive representative
LaVern Keppen and Dick Alderman, office maintenance
Glenda Whitson, P.M. reception

The Chapter appreciates its many volunteers who teach classes, deploy to disasters and help around the office. Without all of them we would cease to exist.
This year's top volunteer award winners include Paul Ottenhausen, Volunteer of the Year,
and Bev Kruse, Exceptional Volunteer

THANK YOU!

SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEETINGS FOR 2009.
Public Welcome
Full board meetings are held every other month on the third Tuesday at 5 p.m.
at Chapter Offices unless another location is specified. Special meetings may be called with three days notice and such meeting dates will be published on this site.
For 2009:
Tues., June 16 (ANNUAL MEETING)

For 2010
Tues., Jan. 19
Tuesday, March 16
TBD

To contact the International Committee of the American Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland:

http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/addresses
Postal address
International Committee of the Red Cross
19 avenue de la Paix
CH 1202 Geneva

Fax
ICRC general: ++ 41 (22) 733 20 57
Production, Multimedia, Distribution Division: ++ 41 (22) 730 27 68

Phone
++ 41 (22) 734 60 01

How to get there
From Cornavin railway station (12 min.):
Bus 8, F, V or Z to the Appia stop

Contact the ICRC in the states:

USA / WASHINGTON

washington.was@icrc.org
Media contact person: Mr Bernard BARRETT
Mobile: (++1 202) 361 15 66
Office: (++1 202) 587 46 04
Languages spoken: English/French

E-Mail: