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Resolve to make a difference in 2024 by becoming a Red Cross volunteer

As you consider New Year’s resolutions, we ask you resolve to make a difference and support your community by becoming a volunteer in 2024. We’re seeing both the frequency and intensity of disasters increase due to extreme weather. Across the... Continue Reading →

Celebrating 100 Lives Saved this Holiday Season

A year-end message from Kevin Coffey Regional Chief Executive Officer American Red Cross Eastern New York Region In 2020, I wrote an article titled Loss and Hope. It was a tribute to my friend Tommy, but also a reflection on... 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 →

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 →

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 →

Volunteers install 1,000+ free smoke alarms for local families during Sound the Alarm events

American Red Cross volunteers and community partners installed more than 1,000 free smoke alarms for families during Sound the Alarm home fire safety events in the Eastern New York region. Additional bed shaker and strobe alarms were installed for hearing... Continue Reading →

National Volunteer Week: These community heroes are the true heart of the American Red Cross

It’s National Volunteer Week and we're recognizing the work of the selfless individuals who generously give their valuable time to support people in need. Across the country, more than 275,000 Red Cross volunteers serve their communities by responding to thousands... Continue Reading →

Telling the Red Cross Story in New York State

Each year, the American Red Cross meets with our state representatives to educate them about the services we provide to their constituents. This helps to build strong relationships, opens lines of communication, and fosters partnership opportunities. The Red Cross in... Continue Reading →

Honoring Community Heroes During Red Cross Month

This March, the Eastern New York Region is honoring those who make its mission possible during the 80th annual American Red Cross Month celebration — a national tradition that began in 1943 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the first... Continue Reading →

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