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Our home fire volunteers joined Assemblymember Michaelle Solages to install smoke alarms.

(Photo: Michelle Solages)

Over the last seven days, the Red Cross in Greater New York has provided emergency assistance to 238 adults and 86 children following 48 local disaster responses. Here are some highlights from last week and a preview of upcoming activities. (See below)

Last Week in Review

• The Red Cross was busy this holiday weekend, responding to disasters throughout the region:
• On Saturday, News 12 covered a house fire in Brentwood.
• On Friday, the New York Post, CBS 2, NBC 4, and PIX 11 covered a fatal fire at an apartment building in Harlem.
• Also on Friday, News 12 covered a fire in a Brooklyn apartment building.
• On Thursday, News 12 covered a Thanksgiving fire in a Brooklyn apartment building.
• Last Monday, News 12 covered a fatal fire in the Bronx that spread to several neighboring buildings.
• On a lighter note, Mayhem the therapy dog visited a blood drive over the weekend to help donors relax while they gave blood.
• Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) volunteers spread some holiday cheer at the annual Village of Hempstead Veterans' Event and attended the Nassau County Veterans Winter Stand down.
• We continued our “Year in Review of 2023” with three more photos:
• Our emergency relief to the victims of a fire that tore through a 97-unit apartment building in Yonkers.
• The humanitarian heroes celebration at the Ziegfield Ballroom.
• When New York landmarks lit up red in support of Red Cross Month.
• Our home fire campaign volunteers joined forces with Nassau Assemblymember Michaelle Solages to install 79 smoke alarms and help protect 59 residents on Saturday.
• Manhattan Assemblymember Tony Simone recorded a PSA for our Sound the Alarm campaign to help end home fires.
• We posted this clip of incredible SAF volunteer and Women of Service honoree Alison Bergman from our Central Park celebration earlier in November.

Upcoming Events and Activities

• Nov 29: Join us for a special event to benefit the American Red Cross Metro NY North chapter at Pologeorgis Greenwich. 10% from the sales of our new luxury outerwear collection from Nov 29th until Dec 9th will benefit the Red Cross.📲 RSVP info@pologeorgis.com
• Dec 2 (Rescheduled): At Prepare the Town: Mount Vernon, the American Red Cross and the City of Mount Vernon want to help prepare you and your community for emergencies, including home fires. Join us for free giveaways, demonstrations, veterans' resources, and other safety activities!
• Dec 2: Red Cross Board Member in MNYN and Greenwich Police Chief Jim Heavey is challenging the community to schedule 100 new appointments to donate blood in honor of his 100th blood donation, hosting a Battle of the Badges Blood Drive in Greenwich, Conn. Go to redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code: GREENPOLICE or schedule a BloodLink appointment at another time using this link.
• Dec 9: Red Cross volunteers will be tabling at the City of White Plains Volunteer & Wellness Festival from 12p to 4p at The Westchester (4th Floor), 125 Westchester Avenue. Come say hello!

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Red Cross assist Bronx residents after fire on Holland Ave. (Photo: Glenn Schuck)

Over the last seven days, the Red Cross in Greater New York has provided emergency assistance to 186 adults and 75 children following 46 local disaster responses. Here are some highlights from last week and a preview of upcoming activities. (See below)

Last Week in Review

• Our volunteers gathered for a Shelter Simulation last Saturday to hone their skills setting up and managing an emergency shelter.
• Last Friday, CBS New York, NY Post and News 12 reported the Red Cross provided 8 families with emergency housing, financial assistance, comfort items, water, and snacks following a fire on Holland Ave in the Bronx.
• We posted this clip of NYPD First Deputy Commissioner Tania Kinsella from the Women Who Serve America event earlier in November.
• We started our “Year in Review of 2023” with these two photographs: Closing NASDAQ and Visit to Albany for Advocacy Day
• Last Tuesday, Disaster Volunteers held tabletop exercises to better prepare for rising severe weather disasters due to the climate crisis.
• If you couldn’t attend the “We Were There: 9/11” Panel Discussion, we posted the full program here.
• Huge thank you to our amazing volunteers who were recognized at the Fall Harvest Volunteer celebration.
• We posted more photos of Red Cross Veterans and our Metro NY North Board members and volunteers marching in the annual Greenwich Veterans Day Parade and American Legion Veterans Day Ceremony.

Upcoming Events and Activities

• Nov 29: Join us for a special event to benefit the American Red Cross Metro NY North chapter at Pologeorgis Greenwich. 10% from the sales of our new luxury outerwear collection from Nov 29th until Dec 9th will benefit the Red Cross.📲 RSVP info@pologeorgis.com
• Dec 2 (Rescheduled): At Prepare the Town: Mount Vernon, the American Red Cross and the City of Mount Vernon want to help prepare you and your community for emergencies, including home fires. Join us for free giveaways, demonstrations, veterans' resources, and other safety activities!
• Dec 2: Red Cross Board Member in MNYN and Greenwich Police Chief Jim Heavey is challenging the community to schedule 100 new appointments to donate blood in honor of his 100th blood donation, hosting a Battle of the Badges Blood Drive in Greenwich, Conn. Go to redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code: GREENPOLICE or schedule a BloodLink appointment at another time using this link.
• Dec 9: Red Cross volunteers will be tabling at the City of White Plains Volunteer & Wellness Festival from 12p to 4p at The Westchester (4th Floor), 125 Westchester Avenue. Come say hello!

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Red Crossers marching in the NYC Veterans Day Parade. (Photo: Eric Strausman)

Over the last seven days, the Red Cross in Greater New York has provided emergency assistance to 149 adults and 39 children following 44 local disaster responses. Here are some highlights from last week and a preview of upcoming activities. (See below)

Last Week in Review 

• Red Cross volunteers with SAF marched in the annual New York City Veterans Day Parade on Fifth Avenue.
• Congratulations to Rose, Vito, Curtis and our colleagues from across the northeast division who completed operations management training this weekend.
• Metro NY North CEO Stephanie Dunn Ashley wrote about Greenwich Police Chief Jim Heavy and his community challenge to book 100 new blood donation appointments in honor of his 100th pint donated over his lifetime of service.
• The Greater New York Red Cross and Puerto Rico Red Cross partnered to offer a Day of Service installing smoke alarms at the annual SOMOS conference to bring together Latino communities across New York state and beyond.
• Last Wednesday, PIX11 and NY1 covered the annual Women Who Serve Our City and Country event in Central Park, where the American Red Cross in Greater New York joined partners to recognize seven extraordinary women who serve our country, communities, and New York City.
• That same day, Mayhem represented our SAF team when she went to visit the service members of the Air National Guard and 109th Airlift Wing to thank them for their service.
• Meet Frantz and Jason in this web story: Red Cross teammates, bonded by their military service.
• Newsday and the Daily Voice covered a fatal fire in Hempstead where the Red Cross is helping five families.

Upcoming Events and Activities

• Dec 2 (Rescheduled): At Prepare the Town: Mount Vernon, the American Red Cross and the City of Mount Vernon want to help prepare you and your community for emergencies, including home fires. Join us for free giveaways, demonstrations, veterans' resources, and other safety activities!
• Dec 2: Red Cross Board Member in MNYN and Greenwich Police Chief Jim Heavey is challenging the community to schedule 100 new appointments to donate blood in honor of his 100th blood donation, hosting a Battle of the Badges Blood Drive in Greenwich, Conn. Go to redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code: GREENPOLICE or schedule a BloodLink appointment at another time using this link.
• Dec 9: Red Cross volunteers will be tabling at the City of White Plains Volunteer & Wellness Festival from 12p to 4p at The Westchester (4th Floor), 125 Westchester Avenue. Come say hello!

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Disaster Action Team volunteers on call in Westchester (Photo: Kevin Suttlehan)

Over the last seven days, the Red Cross in Greater New York has provided emergency assistance to 143 adults and 40 children following 40 local disaster responses. Here are some highlights from last week and a preview of upcoming activities. (See below)

Last Week in Review

• Congrats to Team Red Cross who ran the New York City Marathon on Sunday to benefit the Red Cross mission! We also hosted them at our NYC office before the marathon.
• Last Sunday, our four-legged volunteers Lulu, Mayhem, Milo & Walnut visited a Red Cross blood drive to thank all the donors and helped everyone feel relaxed and happy.
• The Red Cross responded to a building fire in Freeport (Nassau County) on Friday which displaced thirty-two people, Newsday reported.
• Westchester Magazine featured our MNYN Disaster Action Team volunteers, who have helped more than one thousand people recover from disasters in Westchester, Rockland, and Greenwich, Conn over the past twelve months.
• We reminded residents to test their smoke alarms, as everybody should do once per month — and don’t forget to change your batteries when you change your clocks!
• Big thanks to Queens native Peter Facinelli for supporting the Red Cross on Celebrity Jeopardy last Wednesday!
• Hear how deploying to disasters is a family affair in this story told by Long Island volunteer Sal Montoro.
• An article was published in the Long Island Herald over the weekend about how the Red Cross honored Kevin Rivera with the Good Samaritan Award.
• The Long Island Herald and Long Island Press also published articles on Award recipients at the Red Cross’s Long Island Heroes Celebration.
• The Red Cross shared a recap of a recent conversation moderated by Greater NY Board Member Ashleigh Banfield about the climate crisis and its impact on disaster relief efforts.

Upcoming Events and Activities

• Nov 8: Ahead of Veterans Day, a group of extraordinary women who serve our country and our local communities will be honored at an annual tribute ceremony at the Overseas Service League Flagstaff and Women Veterans Memorial Grove in Central Park. The event will be livestreamed on Facebook.
• Nov 11: The Idea Kitchen is hosting a blood drive in Larchmont, NY. Schedule an appointment here.
• Dec 2 (Rescheduled): At Prepare the Town: Mount Vernon, the American Red Cross and the City of Mount Vernon want to help prepare you and your community for emergencies, including home fires. Join us for free giveaways, demonstrations, veterans' resources, and other safety activities!
• Dec 2: Red Cross Board Member in MNYN and Greenwich Police Chief Jim Heavey is challenging the community to schedule 100 new appointments to donate blood in honor of his 100th blood donation, hosting a Battle of the Badges Blood Drive in Greenwich, Conn. Go to redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code: GREENPOLICE or schedule a BloodLink appointment at another time using this link.

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Kevin Rivera was honored with the Good Samaritan Hero Award at the
Long Island Red Cross Heroes Celebration. (Photo: John Eng)

 Over the last seven days, the Red Cross in Greater New York has provided emergency assistance to 102 adults and 39 children following 40 local disaster responses. Here are some highlights from last week and a preview of upcoming activities. (See below)

Last Week in Review

• At the Long Island Heroes Celebration, we honored several local heroes for their contributions to the Long Island community
• Kevin Rivera was given the 2023 Good Samaritan Hero Award for his bravery in rescuing a family of six from a house fire while on his Amazon delivery route.
• We presented the Humanitarian Award to The Donno Family for their personal and financial generosity and sacrifice, and their continued efforts to make a difference in the lives of others. Read about them in the Manhasset Times.
• Jim Dodge, CFO of First Quality Enterprises with our Corporate Leadership Award
• Check out our photo gallery for the event here.
• Check out some fire prevention safety tips from Metro NY North Chapter CEO (and volunteer firefighter) Stephanie Dunn Ashley in her monthly column for the Greenwich Sentinel.
• Last Thursday, News 12 Brooklyn covered our press conference with FDNY and the FDNY Foundation to help spread the word about our partnership to install free smoke alarms in the community through the Sound The Alarm initiative.
• We posted this fun fact from our Mineola archives about an historic doll once used to raise money for the Long Island Chapter during World War II.
• Have you spotted our #causecontainer? Post a photo of it with the hashtag and the Hub Group will make a donation to the Red Cross!
• Last week, we continued to work with the NYC Administration for Children's Services to provide safety tips for a safe Halloween!
• Patch promoted our Halloween blood drive at the New Rochelle Library.

Upcoming Events and Activities

• Nov 2: The next installment of our ongoing “We Were There” panel series will focus on our response to 9/11. Register to attend in-person or via Zoom.
• Nov 11: The Idea Kitchen is hosting a blood drive in Larchmont, NY. Schedule an appointment here.
• Dec 2 (Rescheduled): At Prepare the Town: Mount Vernon, the American Red Cross and the City of Mount Vernon want to help prepare you and your community for emergencies, including home fires. Join us for free giveaways, demonstrations, veterans' resources, and other safety activities!

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Volunteers Marty and Robert with State Senator Pete Harckham at The Senior Resource Fair over the weekend

Over the last seven days, the Red Cross in Greater New York has provided emergency assistance to 86 adults and 34 children following 43 local disaster responses. Here are some highlights from last week and a preview of upcoming activities. (See below)

Last Week in Review 

• Over the weekend, our volunteers Marty and Robert shared important preparedness and fire safety information at Senator Pete Harckham’s Senior Resource Fair. 
• We posted a heartwarming experience one of our volunteers had while volunteering with the Hurricane Sandy response in 2012. Join Red Cross volunteers like Sal. 
• Manhattan Assemblymember Grace Lee visited the Red Cross GNY headquarters to discuss how communities in her district can be prepared for disasters and stay safe. 
• Rockland State Senator Bill Weber and Congressman Mike Lawler helped to “Sound the Alarm” about home fires in these PSAs. 
• Throughout last week, we continued to emphasize the importance of giving blood during our national shortage. 
• The Lieber Institute at West Point Military Academy shared this piece from two legal advisors at the ICRC about principles of international humanitarian law during armed conflicts. 

Upcoming Events and Activities 

• Oct 25: The 2023 film “Oppenheimer” led audiences on a tour de force through J. Robert Oppenheimer's work on the Manhattan Project, which ushered in a new era of destruction in war. Join the American Red Cross as we use the film to explore the dawn of the nuclear era and its intersection with the law. 
• Oct 26: This fall, we will recognize heroic individuals and compassionate leaders who embody our humanitarian mission at the Long Island Heroes Celebration. Join us for an evening of cocktails, fine dining, and music, as well as one-of-a-kind auction items. 
• Nov 11: The Idea Kitchen is hosting a blood drive in Larchmont, NY. Schedule an appointment here. 
• Dec 2: (Rescheduled): At Prepare the Town: Mount Vernon, the American Red Cross and the City of Mount Vernon want to help prepare you and your community for emergencies, including home fires. Join us for free giveaways, demonstrations, veterans' resources, and other safety activities! 

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LI Red Cross CEO Jose Dominguez and volunteers were honored at the NY Islanders Opening Day.

Over the last seven days, the Red Cross in Greater New York has provided emergency assistance to 81 adults and 17 children following 30 local disaster responses. Here are some highlights from last week and a preview of upcoming activities. (See below)

Last Week in Review

• Last Sunday, our team was excited to participate in Long Island Family Day at the Cradle of Aviation to help to prepare families for emergencies.
• Our 4-legged volunteers (and their handlers) also attended an event at Stewart Air Force Base to thank the 411th Engineer Brigade for their service. We wish them a safe return from their deployment!
• Did you catch Jose, the CEO of our Long Island Chapter, on the Jumbotron in UBS Arena during the New York Islanders’ victorious opening night on Saturday? We were so honored to be featured in their Community Spotlight to kick off the NHL season!
• #LongIsland volunteer Paul shared important fire safety information with a fine feathered friend, Quacker Jack from the Long Island Ducks, during the Central Islip fire prevention week open house on Saturday.
• Last Thursday, NYPD Bronx Community Outreach division officers partnered up with the GNY Red Cross to discuss variety of safety emergency tips at a RAIN Older Adult Center.
• Maria and Daisy rolled up their sleeves to donate blood during #hispanicheritagemonth as part of a national effort led by the Red Cross VIDA employee resource group to encourage more people of Latino and Hispanic backgrounds to give blood.
• As part of Fire Prevention Week, we shared a supercut PSA of the many NYC elected officials who have urged residents to check their smoke alarms and get new ones installed for free from the Red Cross.
• News12 Bronx covered the ongoing need for blood drives in Greater New York and throughout the nation.
• The Queens Chronicle reported on a fire on 88th Ave in Queens last Tuesday, where the Red Cross provided emergency assistance to 4 families.

Upcoming Events and Activities

• Are you a licensed medical professional ready to help your community? Help us grow our volunteer workforce this fall. With just a few simple actions you can ensure the Red Cross can support your neighbors in need after a disaster.
• Oct 18: Explore the critical challenges faced by children in conflict zones. In partnership with the American Red Cross and Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, this webinar sheds light on the existing legal and policy frameworks, emphasizing the essential advancements for heightened protection.
• Oct 25: The 2023 film “Oppenheimer” led audiences on a tour de force through J. Robert Oppenheimer's work on the Manhattan Project, which ushered in a new era of destruction in war. Join the American Red Cross as we use the film to explore the dawn of the nuclear era and its intersection with the law.
Oct 26: This fall, we will recognize heroic individuals and compassionate leaders who embody our humanitarian mission at the Long Island Heroes Celebration. Join us for an evening of cocktails, fine dining, and music, as well as one-of-a-kind auction items.