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Fire Facts
What you can do
to help victims of local disasters:
Donate
Funds:
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Because the Red Cross is on the
scene as the tragedy unfolds and
providing assistance before the full extent of the catastrophe
has been tallied, we need cash donations so that we can
respond to each situation and each need accordingly.
- We
cannot accept donations of
material goods because our mission is to provide vital
necessities on the spot
according to the disaster, so we do not maintain facilities
to sort, store or transport material goods.
- The
Red Cross responds to a
disaster every eight minutes. In central Maryland, the
Red Cross responds to two to three disasters daily.
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Most disasters don’t make the
news, but are equally devastating to someone who loses
everything.
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Funds are urgently needed so that the Red Cross is able
to respond to every disaster at the time of
the disaster.
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Donate online at https://www.redcross-
cmd.org/Chapter/donateform.html or send your contribution
to 4800 Mt. Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD, 21215.
Give
Blood:
· Visit www.my-redcross.org for a list
of blood drives in your area.
· Each donation of blood helps save
three lives.
· Red Cross donation centers are
open extended hours to accept your
donation. Call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE to
schedule a donation.
Volunteer:
· Without volunteers emergency
disaster relief could not be provided
to those in crisis. Volunteers are the
reason the Red Cross is able to be
there on the scene as the disaster
unfolds. Email us at volunteers@arc-
cmc.org or call 624-2023 to schedule
an appointment. |
