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Why Donate?
A vital Red Cross Chapter is more than a source of support for neighbors and friends in need; it is a sign of a strong and capable community. There is no disputing that many valuable lessons were learned from Katrina; first and foremost, there is no underestimating the importance of a plan, a team and cooperation. This organization's staff and volunteers have worked tirelessly to address the emergency needs of post-Katrina South Mississippi. But disasters are problems that won't go away in a day, a week, a year, or perhaps ever.
We would like to ask you to consider a donation to Mississippi Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross in your budget this year. Your financial support will help to ensure the Red Cross has the capacity – the resources, infrastructure and talent – to continue helping people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. Your contribution will have a direct impact on the strength and efficiency of the emergency operation network of South Mississippi.
In this, our 90th year, we witnessed why our local Red Cross is necessary now more than ever.
- We assisted 115 families left homeless due to fire.
- We helped 619 families of elderly & disabled pay their utility bills.
- We relayed 284 emergency communications between our troops abroad and their families here on the Coast.
- We trained 6,644 citizens in lifesaving skills such as CPR, first aid and water safety.
- We met our blood collection goals for all twelve months, breaking a national record!
- The National Red Cross established a 50,000 square feet supply reserve warehouse in Hattiesburg, MS to house emergency and essential provisions year-round.
- We increased our corps of disaster volunteers by 50%, building our capacity to respond better and quicker to disasters of any size or type.
- Through our National Hurricane Recovery Program, we helped thousands of families move back into their homes and get on the path to recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
We do not receive funding support from our local United Way or the National Red Cross relief effort for these programs and services. The Red Cross in this community is your source for safety before, during and after life's critical situations. We're here for you and we can't do it without you. Through your financial investment, you become part of this lifesaving work.
Donation Levels
What your Donation Buys?
A gift of $5,000 will allow us to:
- Provide shoes and clothing for 9 families (of four) in South MS that will lose their home to a fire or other disaster next year
- Provide roof repairs for 5 storm damaged homes
- Recruit, train and retain 22 local disaster response volunteers
A gift of $1,000 will allow us to provide:
- 11 training courses, such as client casework, psychological first aid, disaster assessment and shelter operations, for our local volunteers.
- 40 emergency communications for men and women fighting for our country abroad and their loved ones here on the Coast.
- 20 disaster victims and response volunteers with water and a hot meal
A gift of $500 will allow us to provide:
- 50 victims with a weeks worth of groceries after
- a fire or other disaster will destroy their home.
- 53 blankets or 9 cots for disaster victims that must spend the night in a shelter
As a donor, you will be pleased to know that the Red Cross has recently received the highest ratings from accredited charity evaluators such as Charity Navigator
