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How this Red Cross Volunteer Both Gives and Receives

Throughout the year, our Eastern New York Content Creation Team takes great pride in introducing you to Red Cross volunteers in our region. We recently introduced you to Sue Page, a Disaster Action Team (DAT) member from Central and Northern... Continue Reading →

Saving a Life Using Hands-Only CPR

Volunteer Seth Labarge of Watertown saved a woman’s life using Hands-Only CPR, a skilled he learned just a few months earlier from the American Red Cross. Seth was outside a local coffee shop chatting with a few people when a... Continue Reading →

21 Years and Counting at The Great New York State Fair

A MEGA SHOUT OUT to the volunteers, staff and guests who made Park-It 2023 a success! Thanks to the generosity of Crucible Industries, for the past 21 years, we've parked cars at a lot across from the main gate of The Great New... Continue Reading →

Blood, platelet donors help with emergency preparedness

September is National Preparedness Month. The American Red Cross has seen a significant shortfall in blood and platelet donations over the last month, making it hard to keep pace with the need for blood products. A strong blood supply is... Continue Reading →

May Becker: Eastern NY Region Volunteer of the Year

Congratulation to May Becker who is the Eastern New York Region's Volunteer of the Year! May received the award at our recent Regional Volunteer Awards Ceremony with volunteers and staff attending at all of our offices across the region, as... Continue Reading →

Red Cross needs help to avert a blood shortage 

Dive in to help for a chance at shark dive trip, $10 e-gift card for donors in August  After a summer of declining donations, the American Red Cross needs our help to prevent a blood shortage. When you make and... Continue Reading →

The Shelter at Highland Falls

On Tuesday, July 11, after days of devastating impact in the Lower Hudson Valley of New York, it was still raining after a long, long day of hard work. Sixty Red Cross volunteers mobilized for the disaster response to extensive damage throughout... Continue Reading →

Don’t let the blood supply take a dip

We know summer is the season for beach days and vacays, but the need for blood doesn't pause. Unfortunately, there’s been a concerning shortfall in blood and platelet donations through the American Red Cross in recent weeks. You can help... Continue Reading →

Volunteer Extraordinaire  – Sue Page

If I were to say the young man in this picture is now 22 years-old, and the volunteer is still a Disaster Services team member, could you begin to grasp this “Volunteer Extraordinaire’s” commitment of time and energy? That time... Continue Reading →

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