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#MetroNYNRedCross opened a shelter after the 5-alarm fire on Cottage Avenue in Mount Vernon.

From Nov 24-30, the Red Cross in Greater New York provided emergency assistance to 159 adults and 43 children following 45 local disasters. Here are some highlights from last week and a preview of upcoming activities. (See below)

Last Week in Review

• Yesterday, News12 and NY1 reported on the Red Cross helping 18 families after a 4-alarm fire on Sheridan Avenue in the Claremont neighborhood of the Bronx.
• Last Friday, News12 reported on the Red Cross helping 2 families after a fire on Brinsmade Avenue in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx.
• Our regional CEOs danced off to Taylor Swift’s Fate of Ophelia after Thanksgiving Day to encourage giving during the holiday season!
• Last Tuesday, Metro NY North CEO, Stephanie Dunn Ashley gave a shelter update from the Cottage Avenue 5-alarm fire in Mount Vernon.
• Young volunteers from NYC high schools joined our Service to the Armed Forces team to pack nearly 100 care kits for U.S. troops stationed at Camp Arifjan, a United States Army installation in Kuwait.
• Red Cross Pet Therapy Dog, King, stopped by West Point to meet with the cadets in between classes to help them unwind before the holidays.
• Looking back to December 2024: The Metro New York North Chapter Board welcomed The Grinch as a new Red Cross volunteer to help say THANK YOU to first responders across Greenwich, Conn.
• Assemblywoman Rebecca Kassay is helping to #endhomefires with this Sound the Alarm PSA.
• In early November, we honored extraordinary women who serve our country and our local communities like actress singer, Michelle DellaFave at the NYC Women’s Veterans Grove in Central Park.

Upcoming Events and Opportunities

• Dec 2: Back-to-Back Disasters in the Philippines - Family Reconnection Service from the American Red Cross. Join the American Red Cross and Assemblyman Steven Raga for an informative session to learn more about the Restoring Family Links program.
• Dec 13: Please help Cypress Hills National Cemetery by volunteering to lay wreaths this December to honor and remember our Veterans.*

*Must be Red Cross volunteer with active Volunteer Connection accounts to register.