OUR MISSION: The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
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TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, GO HERE.
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To see a video of the flag-raising ceremony at our Chapter offices on May 16, click here
To go to our Facebook page, under construction, go here.
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 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
More Blood Drives...(click)
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, August 6, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 2600 W. Pearl City Road, Freeport. Call Bev Kruse for appointments at (815) 443-2304. All presenting donors will receive a coupon for a large 1-topping pizza from Papa Murphy's in Freeport!
From 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, August 12, at Galena Middle School. To sign up, contact Ginny Beatty at (815) 777-0295.
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NO PET FIRST AID CLASSES PRESENTLY SLATED
BUT CHECK OUR CALENDAR FOR OTHER UPCOMING CLASSES
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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, Charles Rudolph, Julie Wenzel, Tom Winter, and Bobbie Yount.
Staff
Diana Roemer, Executive Director
Scott Allshouse, Director, Health & Safety Programs
and Director of Emergency and Disaster Services
Cara Waters, Programs Manager
Glenda Whitson, Health & Safety Specialist
Volunteer Office Staff
Paul Ottenhausen, IT Administration, Lead Instructor
Carol Risinger, Director of Volunteers
Trudy and Dick Alderman, manikin maintenance
Jan Rink, Disaster Services aide and general office
Bev Kruse - Chapter Blood Drive representative and special events aide;
LaVern Keppen and Dick Alderman, office maintenance
Glenda Whitson, Sara Rausch, 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 Bev Kruse and Jan Rink, Volunteers of the Year,
and Glenda Whitson, Exceptional Volunteer. Water Safety instructor Claryce Holmberg
was also awarded a 65-year service pin, and Board Chair Dan Schmitt earned the
prestigious Clara Barton Volunteer Leadership Award.
Spirit of Excellence Awards were given to The Journal-Standard and Adkins Energy, LLC
for their financial support of the Chapter.
THANK YOU!
SCHEDULE OF BOARD of DIRECTORS MEETINGS FOR 2010.
Public Welcome
Full board meetings are held every other month on the third Tuesday at 5 p.m.
at Chapter Offices unless another location or time is specified. Special meetings may be called with three days notice and such meeting dates will be published on this site.
For 2010:
Tues., April 20; Tues., June 15 (ANNUAL MEETING); Tues., Aug. 17; Tues., Oct. 19; remainder: 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
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Jan
13
Written by:
Executive Director
1/13/2010 2:37 PM
FREEPORT, IL (January 13, 2010) -- The American Red Cross has begun relief efforts in Haiti and the local Northwest Illinois Chapter is participating in the International Relief Operation. Chapter staff have received phone calls from area residents seeking aid finding loved ones last known to be in Port Au Prince, and area residents are bringing in donations already, said Chapter Executive Director Diana Roemer.
"We have already received one donation, and we expect the generous people of Northwest Illinois to continue to respond in the coming days," Roemer said.
The Red Cross honors donor intent; those who want to give directly to the Haitian response may bring their donations by or mail them to the Red Cross offices in Freeport, and mark them "Haiti" in the memo section of the check. The Chapter can also process cash and credit card donations, or PayPal donations made directly from this site, Roemer added.
Presently, no local volunteers will be going to Haiti, but that doesn't mean that the Chapter won't be sending some of its volunteers as time goes on, said Scott Allshouse, director of emergency and disaster services.
For now, it is not possible for the local Red Cross to locate loved ones, but the International Red Cross has sent tracing experts to Haiti, Roemer said.
"No tracing inquiries are currently be accepted regarding Haitian residents. Those seeking U.S. citizens in Haiti should contacts the U.S. Dept. of State, Office of Overseas, at (888) 407-4747," she said.
The Red Cross often receives requests for in-kind donations -- such as furniture, clothing, and the like, but such items cannot be accepted, Roemer noted.
Wednesday, American Red Cross National Headquarters officials announced the Red Cross has pledged an initial $1 million to assist communities impacted the quake, and is prepared to take further action as local responders assess the situation.
“Initial reports indicate widespread damage in Port au Prince, with continuing aftershocks,” says Tracy Reines, director of international disaster response for the American Red Cross. “As with most earthquakes, we expect to see immediate needs for food, water, temporary shelter, medical services and emotional support.”
The American Red Cross has made available all of the relief supplies from its warehouse in Panama which would provide for basic needs for approximately 5,000 families. In addition, it is deploying a disaster management specialist to Haiti, and has additional disaster specialists on standby if needed.
The American Red Cross has an extensive partnership with the Haitian Red Cross, which is expected to lead the Red Cross response to the earthquake.
The American Red Cross has staff on the ground in Haiti who provide ongoing HIV/AIDS prevention and disaster preparedness programs.
The Haitian Red Cross was founded in 1932 and is one of the primary organizations in the country responding to disasters. Although earthquakes are less common, Haiti is frequently impacted by hurricanes including those in 2008, and the Haiti Red Cross has developed experience in disaster response due those disasters.
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