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The Heart of Texas Area Chapter
Waco, Texas
Toll Free: 888-776-9226
Other Area Office Locations: Brazos Valley Office 979-776-8279, Temple Office 254-773-5675, Killeen Office 254-200-4400
March is Red Cross Month!!!
Proud to be a Partner Agency with United Way
The Heart of Texas Area Red Cross Needs Your Help
Click Here to be a LOCAL Online Hero
- The American Red Cross is the only humanitarian organization with a Congressional charter to provide relief to victims of disasters and to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies
- The Heart of Texas Area Red Cross abides by the seven founding principles of the Red Cross movement: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality
- The Heart of Texas Area Red Cross serves more than One Million people in our 18 county jurisdiction, consisting of Anderson, Bell, Bosque, Brazos, Burleson, Coryell, Erath, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Limestone, Lampasas, Leon, Madison, McLennan, Robertson and Somervell Counties.
- The American Red Cross has received an A+ rating from the American Institute of Philanthropy for its proven ability to get quick relief to disaster victims while using every dollar wisely. Charity Navigator has designated the Red Cross as a 4-star charity, its highest rating.
2007 Heart of Texas Area Milestones
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People trained in CPR, First Aid, Lifesaving |
12,992 |
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Local military families and soldiers served |
3,692 |
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Local disaster victims helped |
1,435 |
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Local Red Cross volunteers |
931 (Includes Health and Safety, Military and Disaster Services Volunteers.) |
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Local Red Cross youth club members |
64 |
The $1,000 I am raising will provide…
- 476 comfort kits containing toiletries to disaster victims who have lost their homes
- 28 sleeping cots or 198 blankets for disaster victims who must sleep in a shelter
- 8,800 “Are You Ready for a Tornado?” brochures for distribution to local residents
- Infant formula and supplies for 20 babies after a disaster
- Shoes for 50 disaster victims or clothing for 9 individuals.
- Food and groceries for up to 10 families of three in one week.
- Minor building repairs to make habitable 2 homes damaged by disaster.
Around the world, around the nation, around the corner – there is a place where people help others in need.
- When people will give whatever they can to feed and clothe victims of an unimaginable disaster a world away or a state away
- Where business owners and community organizations raise funds to help provide food and shelter for thousands of people who have lost their homes and livelihoods whether they be in Southeast Asia, Florida or down the street
- Where a person will choose to leave the comfort of her own bed on a cold night to bring warmth and comfort and hope to a neighbor she may not know and may never see again
That place is Heart of Texas Area, and those kind people are generous residents and the trained and compassionate volunteers of the Heart of Texas Area Chapter of the American Red Cross. The Red Cross is ready to respond to the emergency needs of each and every community, no matter how large or small the disaster.
You Helped Before. Will You Help Again?
While attention has been drawn in past years to the high-profile tragedies nationally and abroad, amazing achievements were also taking place in our own backyard. More than 1,435 victims of local disasters - such as house fires, floods, storms and hazardous waste spills - were given shelter, food, comfort, care and mental health counseling.
For more than 125 years local Red Cross chapters have provided our communities with heroes; they are volunteers who saved lives and helped countless families survive and recover from disasters. Now we are asking you to be a HERO for the American Red Cross by participating in our chapter’s 2008 HEROES campaign.
You have demonstrated your generosity and willingness to help with major national and international disasters and some of you participated in last years successful Heroes Campaign. Now, we ask you to demonstrate your leadership again to guarantee that we can take care of disaster victims right here in the Heart of Texas Area.
To become a HERO for the American Red Cross, you or your organization agrees to raise a minimum of $1,000 through any legal means you choose. You or a representative of your organization will be recognized in a full-page newspaper advertisement that will appear at the end of the campaign and you will again be recognized at our Annual Meeting in June.
A representative of the Heart of Texas Area Chapter will contact you shortly to discuss your business or organization’s participation in this humanitarian effort. Please consider being our Community Hero by visiting:
http://american.redcross.org/heroes-heartoftexasarea
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The American Red Cross helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. Last year, almost a million volunteers and 35,000 employees helped victims of almost 75,000 disasters; taught lifesaving skills to millions; and helped U.S. service members separated from their families stay connected. Almost 4 million people gave blood through the Red Cross, the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United States. The American Red Cross is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. An average of 91 cents of every dollar the Red Cross spends is invested in humanitarian services and programs. The Red Cross is not a government agency; it relies on donations of time, money, and blood to do its work.
We need you as a Heart of Texas Area Volunteer
For more information on how to become a Disaster Volunteer, Health and Safety Volunteer, Services to Armed Forces Volunteer and administrative Volunteer, please contact Lana Gann in OVP.
Click Here for Application
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