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Facts
Everyone Should Know
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- The Red Cross
is the largest volunteer organization in the United States.
At all levels, volunteers direct Red Cross programs and services.
In Greenville, Abbeville, Greenwood, and Laurens Counties,
over 1,200 men and women dedicate their time to serving others.
We are truly an organization of neighbors helping neighbors.
- Victims never
pay fees for American Red Cross disaster assistance. All Red
Cross disaster relief is made possible through gifts from
the American people.
- The American
Red Cross joins with Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
from more than 170 countries to provide prompt, well-coordinated
humanitarian services to those in need around the world. As
part of this international organization, we send goods, volunteers,
and expertise to relieve disaster victims wherever there is
human need.
- As part of the
International Red Cross Movement, the American Red Cross is
governed by the principles of Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence,
Voluntary Service, Unity, and Universality.
- While all Red
Cross services meet National standards, no two chapters are
exactly the same. The Upstate South Carolina Chapter reflects
the needs of our community. All Red Cross units offer Disaster
Services; Health, Safety and Community Services; Armed Forces
Emergency Services; and International Tracing Services.
- Each year, the
Upstate South Carolina Chapter responds to more than 200 local
disasters; certifies thousands in CPR and First Aid; trains
hundreds through courses water safety, lifeguarding, and Nurse
Assistant Training; and serves as a communication link to
service personnel and their families by providing birth announcements,
death notifications, and critical illness messages.
For
more information log onto www.redcross.org
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