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Left: American Red Cross of the National Capital Area set-up and prepared for the holiday events.
Right: Red Cross staff and volunteers remained ready and available to patrons.
The American Red Cross of the National Capital Area staff and volunteers worked together to be available and prepared to assist patrons who visited
Washington, D.C. for the July 4th, 2008 celebration. Tents were set-up to provide relief to patrons from the heat and water was on hand to give to those
experiencing dehydration.
Each year dedicated Red Cross workers arrive in the city to provide assistance during the July 4th holiday. If you are interested in volunteering,
click here for more information.
Volunteers Honor Dr. King with a "Day On"
Service for Peace volunteers work the registration table at Anacostia High
School on Monday, January 21.
Red Cross, Community Partners Use Time Off to Give Back
The American Red Cross of the National Capital Area's volunteers and community partners used Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to touch the
lives of almost 2,500 people throughout the DC-Metro Area.
The day's highlights included:
- Montgomery County Youth volunteers teaming up with 80 volunteers from HopeWorldwide to go door-to-door passing out fire prevention
and preparedness information in communities that had recently experienced a fire. The teams braved the frigid temps and reached 998 households!
- At Anacostia High School, Red Crossers George Pack and Dyeva Foster led a project with Service for Peace volunteers that welcomed 1,200
members of the Southeast, DC, community. George and Dyeva conducted five Community Disaster Education presentations informing attendees
about Red Cross disaster preparedness and prevention.
- Accenture Consulting Group and Red Cross volunteers and staff - 125 in all - took to the task of screening and sorting cards at Chapter
Headquarters in Fairfax to de distributed to our Wounded Warriors. After a day's work, 60,000 cards were ready to be sent to military hospitals
all over the nation!
The American Red Cross of the National Capital Area would like to thank the volunteers, the corporate and community partners and the
family and friends that made Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2008 a true "Day On."
Shoppers Program
The Red Cross Shoppers Program is partially grant-funded and was created to help those who are unable to shop for groceries independently.
The Shoppers Program matches Red Cross volunteers with an elderly or disabled resident in Montgomery County, MD, taking him or her, shopping
every week or whenever necessary. In some cases, the volunteer takes a shopping list, does the shopping, and delivers the groceries to the
individual's home. The objective behind this program is to ensure that elderly and disabled residents have groceries, and contact with the
outside which often results in friendship.
Email us for more information on how you can volunteer with this program.
If you are an elderly or disabled resident of Montgomery County, MD, eligible for this program, and are interested in more information
about how you can get assistance with your grocery shopping, please contact us.
Please contact Shaheen Pleasants at (240) 485-3030 for more information.
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