American Red Cross Establishes
Military Family Support Group
Paul Spergel, MA, LPC
Newton, NJ, January 9, 2009 –
The Sussex Red Cross is pleased to announce that
beginning January 30th, 2009 they will be holding a
monthly support group for military family members.
Please join the Red Cross and other military families at
the Chapter office, 93 Spring Street, Suite 101, Newton, on January
30th at 7:00 pm for this free monthly support group for
military families.
The group will be facilitated by Paul
Spergel, Licensed Professional Counselor of twenty years
and President of Chester Psychotherapy Group. Paul is a
Red Cross volunteer who has been deployed on Red Cross
Disaster Relief missions for Hurricane Katrina and most
recently Hurricanes Ike and Gustav. Mr. Spergel said the
focus of the Red Cross supported, group meetings for
military family members will be an open forum based on
the needs of the participants but; topics could include
simply sharing feelings and experiences, sharing
strategies for helping children cope with the absence of
a parent, relationship issues or working out conflicts
when a family member is away for an extended time.
The Red Cross continues its outreach
to community-based military families of Sussex County
and invites members of the U.S. Military and their
families to attend a free, one hour presentation, “Get
To Know Us Before You Need Us” for information on
services provided to military members and their
families. Additional presentations of this program are
scheduled for Wednesday, February 11th and Tuesday,
April 21st. Military personnel and their families as
well as Veterans are eligible to receive scholarships
for courses in First Aid, CPR, Babysitter’s Training and
even Pet First Aid!
For more information on the Sussex
County Chapter of the American Red Cross located at 93
Spring Street in Newton contact (973) 579-1600, or visit
the website at
www.sussexredcross.org. The American Red Cross is a
non-profit organization that shelters, feeds and
counsels victims of disasters; provides nearly half of
the nation's blood supply; teaches lifesaving skills;
and supports military members and their families. The
American Red Cross is a charity, not a government
agency, and depends on volunteers and the generosity of
the American public to perform its humanitarian mission.
