In Case You Missed It

For MLK Day, Maddie Adams walked 1,800 steps in her community to encourage others to volunteer.

Over the last seven days, the Greater New York Red Cross provided emergency assistance to 75 adults and 26 children following 47 local disasters. Here are some highlights from last week and a preview of upcoming activities. (See below)

Last Week in Review

• Last Wednesday, T-Mobile sponsored a blood drive in our Hawthrone office and gave out free tacos to donors!
• The American Red Cross welcomed President Joseph Biden as the organization’s Honorary Chairman, a tradition all U.S. Presidents have followed since 1913.
• On MLK Day of Service, we celebrated the legacy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and recognized our volunteers who serve.
• In honor of MLK Day, one of our young volunteers from Westchester, Maddie Adams, walked 1,800 steps in her community to encourage others to volunteer.
• Last week on our blog we featured Bill Chrystal, a Red Cross disaster response volunteer from Staten Island.

Upcoming Events and Activities

• We are actively recruiting for the following volunteer positions: Youth Preparedness Volunteer, Blood Donor Ambassador, Pet Therapy Volunteer. Apply today at redcross.org/volunteertoday! For more information, please contact recruitmentgny@redcross.org.
• Jan 25, 28: Prepare, Respond, Recover is a free virtual training about what you and your community can do when natural and man-made disasters strike. Register for an online session here.
• Jan 30: Watch Bill Ritter host the 23rd annual, Emmy Award-winning WABC-TV special, Operation 7: Save a Life on Saturday, January 30th at 7:00pm. There will be a segment dedicated to how the Red Cross has changed their protocols to help victims of fires, floods, and other tragedies.