[Ravensfort] American Red Cross help....Just fyi

[Ashlin Chrystal]

Just to give some info on things we can do to help.

Lady Ashlin

American Red Cross    http://www.redcross.org/

World Trade Center, Pentagon and Pittsburgh Tragedies


The American Red Cross has immediately responded to
the explosions at the World Trade Center in New York
City and in the Pentagon and on the National Mall in
Washington, D.C. that occurred early in the morning on
September 11, 2001. The Red Cross has activated its
Aviation Incident Response (AIR) Team to respond in
New York City and trained disaster workers from the
American Red Cross are providing relief in the
affected areas.

80,000 blood donations in the American Red Cross blood
inventory are ready to ship to affected areas and will
ensure that patients' lives are saved. In the wake of
these traumatic events lies a wide path of
catastrophic physical and psychological destruction in
which countless victims will require assistance. In
addition to meeting the physical needs of the affected
regions, the American Red Cross will be providing
crisis mental health counseling.

"The American Red Cross is doing everything we can to
ensure the immediate availability of the safest
possible blood," said Dr. Bernadine Healy, president
and CEO of the American Red Cross. "We are also
dispatching hundreds of trained disaster workers and
mental health counselors to New York, Washington D.C.
and elsewhere," she added.

The fastest and most effective way to help the victims
of this disaster is through cash and blood donations,
which allow for the best use of resources. All Red
Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by
voluntary donations of time and money from the
American people.

To Give Blood:
Call 1-800 GIVE LIFE or contact your local hospital or
health care system. As you might imagine, it is
currently very difficult to get through on a phone
line. Please be patient and attempt your call later in
the week.

To Make a Donation:
Call 1-800 HELP NOW or visit the online donation
system. If you are experiencing problems while
donating online, it is due to extremely heavy volume
on our Web site. Please try again later in the week or
call our 800 number.
Spanish toll free number: 1-800-257-7575

We have a printable version of the online donation
form. Please fill it out online and print it from your
browser designating "Disaster Relief Fund" on the memo
line of the check, and mail to:

American Red Cross
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, D.C. 20013



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