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Did You Know?
  • Ninety cents of every dollar raised in Sussex County stays in Sussex County...

  • The Sussex County Chapter taught swimming and water safety courses to 3,373 local children and adults and certified 668 lifeguards last year…

  • The Sussex County Chapter trained 192 junior high school students in responsible babysitting, 4,388 adults in First Aid, CPR, & AED in the past year…

  • We support our local hospitals through a vital blood donor program – last year collecting 1044 pints of whole blood in conjunction with our blood services partner...

  • We provide assistance for disasters that affect only a few families – or even a single family – lodging families in motels, providing for food, clothing, prescription medications…

  • We provide comfort and support for servicemen and women stationed all over the world and their families here in Sussex County – 24/7…

  • We provide assistance for disasters that affect large numbers of people—high winds that forced the evacuation of The Pines in Branchville, a raging fire that destroyed the old Andover Inn, an explosion that rendered 1000 residents homeless in Newton...

  • Last year, we responded to a major multidwelling fire affecting 19 senior citizens and nine single family home fires. We also assisted 3 families that were affected by a flood...

  • The Sussex County Chapter receives no government funding...

  • Your donated dollars go far. A paid staff of 4 serves as the “glue” for some 200 active volunteers…

  • During the past 5 years, the Sussex County Chapter provided emergency assistance to more than 1500 local residents…

  • We raise all of our own funds...

  • Your support makes all of this possible...

About the American Red Cross

Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization. As part of a worldwide movement that offers neutral humanitarian care to the victims of war, the American Red Cross distinguished itself by also aiding victims of devastating natural disasters. Over the years, the organization has expanded its services, always with the aim of preventing and relieving suffering.

Today, in addition to domestic disaster relief, the American Red Cross offers compassionate services in five other areas: community services that help the needy; support and comfort for military members and their families; the collection, processing and distribution of lifesaving blood and blood products; educational programs that promote health and safety; and international relief and development programs.

The American Red Cross is where people mobilize to help their neighbors—across the street, across the country, and across the world—in emergencies. Each year, in communities large and small, victims of some 70,000 disasters turn to neighbors familiar and new--the nearly one million volunteers and 35,000 employees of the Red Cross. Through over 800 locally supported chapters, more than 15 million people gain the skills they need to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their homes, communities and world.

Some four million people give blood—the gift of life—through the Red Cross, making it the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United States. And the Red Cross helps thousands of U.S. service members separated from their families by military duty stay connected. As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, a global network of 181 national societies, the Red Cross helps restore hope and dignity to the world's most vulnerable people.

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.

The American National Red Cross is headquartered in Washington, D.C. John F. "Jack" McGuire is Interim President and CEO, and Bonnie McElveen-Hunter is Chairman of the American Red Cross.

The American Red Cross Charter - PDF
Bylaws of the American National Red Cross - PDF

2009-2010

Chairman

Edward J. Susco
 
Vice Chairman
Howard Burrell
  
Secretary
Donald P. Heller
  
Treasurer
Megan Ward
  
Directors
Michael Boslet
Gerald N. Carozza, Jr.
Donald Costlow
Shawn Dilks
David L. Johnson
Glenn R. Lewis
 
Debra Millikin
Kevin Prendergast
Michael W. Schoen
William M. Westerman

Chapter Staff

Executive Director
Patricia S. Day

Resource
Development Manager

MaryAnn Maikisch

Admin. Assistant
Website Developer
Kam Grossmith

Director of Health
& Safety Services

Melissa Turner

Health & Safety Coordinator
Karen Puccio

Coordinator of
Volunteer & Youth Services

Lauren Gill

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