The American Red Cross offers a number of services to the public.
Below are some of those services.
- Blood Services
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Donate blood at the Franklin County Chapter House and the
American Legion right here in Frankfort. Click on this link to
see the schedule for these locations.
- Disaster Services
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The American Red Cross responds to disasters 24 hours a day, 365 days a
year, including local fires and emergencies, providing emergency shelter,
food, clothing, shoes, and rent to help victims on the road to recovery.
Come on in and be a volunteer at our chapter.
- Military Services
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You - or your family - may need us one day. Learn how we can
help.
During times of mobilization and deployment...
No one ever said that being in the Reserve, National Guard, or any other
community-based military position was going to be easy for you or your family.
Military life, in fact, often creates unforeseen hardships.
The good news is that American Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency Services (AFES)
helps community-based military members and their families cope with separation
and other special needs related to service in the armed forces.
As a community-based military man or woman you and your family are entitled
to the same valuable Red Cross emergency services as full-time active duty
military personnel.
- Training Services
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Online Training
- Many Red Cross training courses are available online self-study at
the Learning management System website. Courses are free.
Students can self-register by visiting
https://learningctr.redcross.org/elms/pws/portal.do?siteID=17184%5fResponse
and completing these steps.
Once
you have registered and have a student I.D. number, you will continue to
use that number to enroll in classes and keep your training history.
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Disaster Training
Disaster Response Training will give volunteers the knowledge and
skills necessary to provide assistance to disaster victims according
to Red Cross policies and procedures. All disaster training is
free of charge, though students must be pre-registered to attend to
ensure adequate materials are available.
CPR, First Aid, Health & Safety Education
Classes are designed to give individuals the knowledge and skills
necessary to prevent, recognize and provide basic care for breathing
and cardiac emergencies until advanced medical personnel arrive and
take over.
Babysitter's Training
This 6-hr class is for ages 11
to 15 years old. Units
covered include: leadership, safety & safe play, basic care of
children, breathing & bleeding emergencies, first aid,
professional skills.
2007 Report to the Community
Officers and Board of Directors
Jane Wilson
Rick Preston
Chair
1st Vice Chair
Gary Adkinson
Rosie Miklavcic
2nd Vice Chair
Secretary
Judy Isaacs
Treasurer
Pat Badgett
Stan Betsworth
Bruce Brooks
Steve Brooks
Stewart Burch
Harold Canon
C. J. Jones
Fred Goins
Yvonne Hill
Sherron Jackson
Marcie Jeffers
Angela Kirkland
Teresa Kuhl
Linda LaFontaine
Jennifer Oberlin
Rick Pogrotsky
Rick Preston
Suzanne Simmons
Margaret Travis
Carolyn Underwood
John Williams
The Red Cross in
Our Community
Disaster
Relief and Community Disaster Education
When a disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross is there. This year we
responded to 24 local disasters (including the St. Clair fire), in
addition to the ComAir Crash and September Flood events. We helped 154
affected individuals with emergency food, shelter and supplies.
Because being prepared can make your family and community safer and sometimes
minimize injury and destruction, we made 34 disaster education
presentations in the community training 796 people.
Health
and Safety Services
From first aid, CPR and AED training to swimming and lifeguarding, American Red
Cross programs help people lead safer and healthier lives. This year, 2,979
individuals learned lifesaving skills through 265 classes offered by the
chapter.
Armed Forces Emergency Services
The American Red Cross provides communication between those in the Armed Forces
and their families. We have a worldwide network that reaches
service members wherever they are to communicate a birth, death
or illness. This year we provided emergency connections for 47 military
families providing 98 services.
Blood
Services
Every two seconds, someone in the United States
needs blood. Thanks to generous blood donors, the Red Cross collects and distributes
nearly half the nation’s blood
supply. Over the last year, we helped run 186
blood
drives, collecting 4,136 units of blood with the ability to assist
12,408 patients.
Community
Services
A
Note About Volunteers
We depend on volunteers of all ages and backgrounds to carry on our work.
Volunteers constitute 97 percent of our total workforce, serving as members of
the board, instructors teaching lifesaving skills, disaster action team members,
office administrators, event organizers and more.
This year, 181 volunteers made the work of the chapter possible,
contributing 8,760
hours, for a contribution estimated
at $150,584.40.
Statement of Financial Position For the Year Ending June 30, 2007
ENDING
NET ASSETS
$179,067
Statement of Activities
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS, REVENUES AND GAINS
$237,744
Expenses
and Losses
Program Services
Armed Forces Emergency Services
$20,550
Disaster Services
$41,747
Blood Services
$13,961
Health Services
$75,442
Community Services
$13,156
International Services
$2,521
Total Program Services
$167,377
Membership and Fund Raising
$19,946
Management and General
$52,924
TOTAL
EXPENSES AND LOSSES
$240,247
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