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5/29/2006 - Help from Area Includes Food, Medical Aid, Guard

Missouri and Illinois are sending supply planes and convoys, food and medical aid, safety officers and rescue teams to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Volunteers from the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter are heading for the Gulf Coast.

5/29/2006 - To Lend a Hand

Area officials say Hurricane Katrina has led to an unprecedented show of compassion and support. Tens of thousands of people in the St. Louis area have made donations, with more than 5,000 specifically offering their time. Perhaps the largest example of the boost in volunteerism can be found at the St. Louis Area American Red Cross.

5/29/2006 - Gulf Residents Evacuate As Rita Approaches

Already described as a “monster” storm, Hurricane Rita reached Category 5 status Wednesday and became the 3rd most intense storm on record in the United States. It is still on track to make landfall somewhere along the Gulf Coast in Texas by Saturday.

5/29/2006 - Red Cross Assists More Than 4,200 Hurricane Evacuees Here

The Sep. 9 Red Cross program on KJFF Radio (1400-AM) focused on Hurricane Katrina, which has resulted in the largest mobilization of resources for a single natural disaster in the history of the American Red Cross. The disaster is unprecedented in terms of the number of people affected, the extent of the area impacted and the scope of the destruction.

5/29/2006 - Imperial Man Honored for Service to Red Cross

Jerry Stevens, 66, of Imperial devotes hundreds of volunteer hours each year helping local residents deal with or prepare for disasters. Stevens has volunteered since 2004 as a Disaster Action Team leader for the American Red Cross, responding to local disasters, such as house fires.

5/29/2006 - Volunteers Crucial to National and Local Outreach

A vast array of Red Cross programs and services is available to the community thanks to the dedication of local volunteers. The Red Cross is implementing a nationwide initiative to recruit and train new volunteers, and there are many opportunities to get involved right here in St. Louis.

5/29/2006 - Disaster Preparedness Needs to be Mandatory

Disaster preparedness and recovery plans are time-consuming to create, but business owners should have them in place, no matter what size the company is.

5/29/2006 - Poll: Few Have Done Much to Prepare for a Big Disaster

Americans get a failing grade on their preparedness for emergencies, including a terrorist attack or a natural disaster, according to a new report. Just 12 percent of those questioned said they had done a great deal to prepare, such as learning evacuation routes or putting together an emergency kit.

5/29/2006 - Hurricane Helper

Karen Proffitt, Red Cross volunteer and retired school counselor, recently returned home to Ferguson after 15 days in Florida's hurricane ravaged areas providing mental health services to those impacted by the storms.

5/29/2006 - Letter to the Editor

This Thanksgiving, the American Red Cross extends thanks to our friends throughout the St. Louis area for their incredible outpouring of support. Because of that generosity, the Red Cross was able to touch this community more than 407,000 times over the last year through local programs and services.

5/29/2006 - Local Bosnians Await DNA Testing That Could Link Families of Victims

Some of St. Louis' Bosnian refugees may soon find out exactly what happened to family members who disappeared without a trace during the war that tore apart their homeland a decade ago.

5/29/2006 - Red Cross Says ‘Thank You’

Omar Ruiz of the Jefferson County Service Center recently returned from a deployment to the Gulf Coast region to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Ruiz thanked the community for its continued support of the Red Cross.

5/29/2006 - Letter to the Editor: "Breathing Easy"

As the nation's foremost expert on water safety, the Red Cross helps people learn how to be safe in the water and wants to make sure readers have a clear understanding about holding your breath while swimming.

5/29/2006 - Some Helpful Tips for Family Disaster Kits

The American Red Cross has a wealth of information on building a family disaster kit to help in the critical 72-hour period following a devastating natural or man-made disaster.

5/29/2006 - Missouri Still Helping Katrina Evacuees

The Show-Me state has shown Hurricane Katrina victims just how hospitable Missouri can be to those whose lives have been ripped apart by a disaster. The St. Louis Area Chapter of the American Red Cross played a key role in helping the evacuees - as well as provding volunteer boots on the ground in the New Orleans area.

5/29/2006 - Red Cross Assists Fire Victims

The Red Cross Disaster Action Team responded to help residents at a fire on Dec. 19 in High Ridge and is aiding the now homeless residents with food, shelter and mental health resources.

5/29/2006 - Bosnian Blood Samples May Lead to Finding Missing Loved Ones

The American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter, in partnership with the International Institute of St. Louis, helped to coordinate the International Commission on Missing Persons' visit to St. Louis Dec. 9-12 to obtain blood samples from the local Bosnian community. This visit is part of an ongoing effort to identify missing loved ones killed in the former Yugoslavia during the armed conflict of the 1990s.

5/29/2006 - Red Cross Honors Volunteers from County

More than 200 St. Charles County volunteers were honored by the St. Louis Area Chapter of the American Red Cross at a luncehon recently at the Stegton Regency Conference and Banquet Center in St. Charles.

5/29/2006 - Attention, Brides: The Leader Wedding Fair is the Place to Be...

The 11th annual Leader Wedding Fair on Sunday, Jan. 30, will feature lots of sizzle and snap, flash and flair as 64 vendors of wedding services show off their wares and two area bridal shops send models down the runway in the latest wedding fashions. Proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross tsunami relief effort.

5/29/2006 - Students Generously Give For Tsunami Relief

Students, staff, administrators and parents in the Kirkwood and Webster Groves school districts are working to raise money for the victims of the tsunami in south Asia. Many proceeds will go to the Red Cross tsunami relief efforts.

5/29/2006 - Wedding Fair raises $2,555 for Red Cross International

The 11th annual Leader Wedding Fair raised $2,555 for the International Red Cross tsunami relief efforts.

5/29/2006 - Admission fees from Wedding Fair will go to Red Cross’ tsunami effort

The charitable aspect of this year's Leader Wedding Fair will reach halfway across the world. Admission fees from this year's fair will go to the International Relief Fund of the American Red Cross to aid victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami that struck several countries bordering the Indian Ocean.

5/29/2006 - Red Cross Spurs Anti-Malaria Campaign

It has been four months since the tsunami, and the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement continues to provide invaluable assistance to vulnerable families – notably it began an anti-malaria campaign.

5/29/2006 - 17 Charities Join BBB "Honor Roll"

Seventeen area charities have been named to a new Better Business Bureau "honor roll" under a program set up to identify non-profit groups that have met an exacting list of national accountability standards.

5/29/2006 - Tot’s Narrow Escape Shows Water Perils

Pool accidents can happen in an instant, say emergency workers, and the recent near-drowning of a St. Charles County boy is a cautionary reminder as swimming season approaches.

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