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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SIGN UP NOW!
(Be sure to indicate what class date you want)
also
Click here for more information on taking classes or to sign up.
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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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Written by:
Executive Director
1/26/2010 10:54 AM
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Fifth Third Financial Centers in Northwest Illinois will donate $25 to the American Red Cross for each new checking account opened ($100 minimum). These funds will be distributed as part of the fifth Third Bank Community Matters Program. Contact Rod Knowlton, Financial Center Manager, at 815-233-3642 at Freeport's Fifth Third Bank for more information.
News Release
Fifth Third Bancorp Donates $100,000 to Red Cross Haitian Disaster Relief
1/15/10
Fifth Third Bancorp today announced a donation of $100,000 to aid the American Red Cross International Response Fund. The funds will go to assist Red Cross disaster relief efforts in Haiti, after reports of more than 3 million people have been affected by the devastating earthquake that hit the country January 12.
"The scenes of devastation have affected millions, and our 21,000 employees are looking for ways to help," said Kevin T. Kabat, chairman, president and CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp. "We hope this donation will assist the people of Haiti during this time of immediate need."
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Company has $111 billion in assets, operates 16 affiliates with 1,309 full-service Banking Centers, including 103 Bank Mart® locations open seven days a week inside select grocery stores and 2,359 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia and North Carolina. Fifth Third operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Investment Advisors. Fifth Third also has a 49% interest in Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of September 30, 2009, has $184 billion in assets under care, of which it managed $25 billion for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations. Investor information and press releases can be viewed at www.53.com. Fifth Third's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ® National Global Select Market under the symbol "FITB." Fifth Third Bank, Member FDIC.
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