Program Introduction: Wednesday July 30, 2008

8-10 businesses were on hand to hear from
Chuck Lee of C.E. Lee Decorating Center.

His business was completly destroyed by fire and
in a little over a week he was back in operation.

Click here to learn more.

Red White and You

To donate to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, click here or call 1-800-REDCROSS

Indiana Response and Preparedness Corps Now Recruiting!  

The American Red Cross of St. Joseph County, in collaboration with AmeriCorps, has created the Indiana Response and Preparedness Corps, which offers the opportunity to serve with AmeriCorps and the Red Cross in 5 locations across Indiana. For more information on the program including start dates, benefits, position descriptions, and locations click here or on the logo above 

Response to the Indiana Flooding/Tornadoes and Other Disasters

The St. Joseph County chapter has sent a total of 19 volunteers, including six with HUMMERs from the HOPE program, as well as its Emergency Response Vehicle, to Central Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, West Virginia and Minnesota, to aid in Red Cross disaster relief efforts. For more information, please click here. 

Disaster Training Opportunity

Potential Red Cross Disaster volunteers can take nearly all the basic requirement classes in the coming weeks.  Click here for information: Disaster Volunteers

Five Things to Know About the Red Cross in St. Joseph County

Click here to learn more...

1. Disaster Services: we are the leading provider of training and response to disasters here and around the country;
2. Services to members of the Armed Forces and their families in the form of emergency communications and financial assistance
3. Life saving skills training and action: CPR, AED, First Aid, water safety, and more 
4. International outreach--globally and locally 
5. Helping ensure the region's Blood supply

International Services/Refugee Resettlement and Support

Please click International link to the left to learn more about working locally with refugees living in St. Joseph County.

Updates on International disaster and humanitarian responses in Iraq, China, Ecuador and Kenya are on our International Services website...

Did you feel the Earthquake?

An earthquake was felt throughout Michiana on the morning of Friday, April 18.  For info on what to do in the event of an earthquake (yes, they can happen here!), please follow this link:

http://www.redcross.org/services/prepare/0,1082,0_241_,00.html

Volunteer Opportunities

For a listing of volunteer opportunities, click here

2007 Year in Review: A Busy Year for the Red Cross

Class Offerings 

Last Water Safety Programs for existing Lifeguards! For more information, click here

Looking for a class?  Want to sign up on line?    Here's How:

1) Click on Calendar link to find classes and other events by the month or click on Health and Safety to see classes by type (CPR, water safety, etc.);

2) Click in the link below and you will be taken to the St. Joseph County Chapter's on-line registration site: 

https://learningctr.redcross.org/elms/pws/portal.do?siteID=14328Comm

3) For questions, send an email containing your name as you'd like it to appear on your certificate, your address, phone number and type and date of class to:  info@stjoe-redcross.org with REGISTRATION QUESTIONS in the subject line.