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Home Fire Campaign Day of Service in Port Washington.

From Nov 2-8, the Red Cross in Greater New York provided emergency assistance to 180 adults and 41 children following 56 local disasters. Here are some highlights from last week and a preview of upcoming activities. (See below)

Last Week in Review

• ABC7 and CBS2 reported on the Red Cross helping 44 residents after a fatal fire on Riverside Dr in Hamilton Heights (Manhattan), early Monday morning.
• Last Thursday, ABC7, Fox 5, PIX11, News 12, NY1, People, Brooklyn Paper, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Gothamist, Daily Voice, amNY and Hoodline reported on the Red Cross helping 12 residents after a deadly fire on 58th St in Sunset Park (Brooklyn).
• A heartfelt thank-you to Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte for hosting our Home Fire Campaign, bringing everyone together for a day of service in Port Washington.
• VIDEO REEL: Erin has donated blood since college and continues to do so because it's easy and the free apple juice is totally worth it!
• We recently joined Carl Heastie, Speaker of the New York State Assembly, to install free smoke alarms and share critical fire safety information with Bronx residents.
• We shared this video short highlighting the Red Cross opening a reception center and helping 64 residents after a fire on Vyse Ave in Crotona Park East section of the Bronx back in September.
• Our amazing Red Cross volunteers connected with more than 1,000 community members, sharing preparedness tips, candy 🍬 🍭and hands-on CPR demonstrations at the Rockaway YMCA Haunted Harvest.
• Officer Freddy Cerpa and Tom Von Essen, who were both recently honored at the #LIHeroes Celebration, were featured in the LI Herald.

Upcoming Events and Opportunities

• Dec 5: The annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive will be held on Saturday, Dec 5, at the Greenwich Public Safety Complex. Schedule your appointment at redcrossblood.org and enter: GREENPOLICE.
• Rake in up to $20 in gifts for helping save lives this fall! Come give blood or platelets by Nov. 22 & enjoy a $10 Amazon Gift Card by email & 500 bonus points for a $10 e-gift card through Donor Rewards. Don't leaf the blood supply to chance. Book now. (T&C)