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Preview: 2024 Sound the Alarm

The American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign works to reduce the risk of death and injury from home fires by installing free smoke alarms. Sound the Alarm is a signature event that happens every year to highlight the work of... Continue Reading →

Join the Red Cross at the 17th Annual Burn Run

American Red Cross employee John Minnick is truly a helping hand in his local community, wearing many hats. In addition to his responsibilities as a Blood Collections Specialist at the Liverpool Blood Donation Center he is also a volunteer fireman... 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 →

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 →

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 →

Parking It for Two Decades at The Great New York State Fair

The Great New York State is one of the highlights of the summer, and the American Red Cross parking lot near the fairgrounds is a welcoming tradition for visitors as they begin their day. The lot is fully staffed by... Continue Reading →

Park It at The Great New York State Fair with the American Red Cross

The Central and Northern New York Chapter of the American Red Cross is excited to be a part of The Great New York State Fair.  Thanks to the generosity of Crucible Industries, the Red Cross is once again offering convenient... Continue Reading →

Local Red Cross volunteers and partners make homes safer from home fires

Over two weekends in May, the Eastern New York region and partners helped hundreds of families protect themselves against home fires as part of local Sound the Alarm safety events. Red Cross volunteers and partners met with residents to install... Continue Reading →

Smoke alarms save lives: Free installations for local residents as part of national Red Cross Sound the Alarm effort 

Newburgh residents can sign up for a free smoke alarm installation from the Hudson Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross and community partners on Saturday, May 14. Organizers are planning to make 120 homes safer by installing a total of... Continue Reading →

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