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9/24/2007 - American Red Cross Celebrates 90 Years of Youth Volunteers

In September, the American Red Cross celebrates 90 years of significant contributions made by youth volunteers in support of the Red Cross mission to help the community prevent, prepare for and respond to disasters and emergencies. President Woodrow Wilson first established the Junior Red Cross in September of 1917, soon after the United States entered World War I, allowing youth to do their part in times of both war and peace.

9/20/2007 - Red Cross Presents Lifesaver Community Award to Peabody Energy

On Thursday during an onsite award presentation, the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter presented its Lifesaver Community Award to Peabody Energy for training its employees in First Aid and CPR on a regular basis and for placing emergency equipment onsite throughout its facilities. A Red Cross Celebration Team, comprised of volunteers and staff, took part in the recognition event to celebrate Peabody's outstanding commitment to helping its employees, constituents and the greater community to prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.

9/18/2007 - Red Cross Safety Tips for National Preparedness Month Focus on Reducing Hazards at Home, School and Work

In conjunction with National Preparedness Month (September), the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter has released its third-set of weekly safety tips to focus on reducing hazards in the home, school and workplace. The fourth-annual National Preparedness Month closely follows the release of a local Red Cross survey that indicates many St. Louisans have been affected by an emergency, yet most have not prepared for the next disaster.

9/14/2007 - American Red Cross Disaster Action Team Responds to Jefferson County House Explosion in Imperial, MO

The American Red Cross Jefferson County Service Center dispatched a Disaster Action Team to a house explosion in the 1900-block of Raintree Drive in Imperial, MO on Friday morning. Red Cross volunteers provided assistance on the scene, and caseworkers are supporting the recovery effort of three people (two adults and one child) displaced by the incident.

9/14/2007 - Red Cross Presents Lifesaver Community Award to St. Louis County

During an onsite award presentation this week, the American Red Cross presented its Lifesaver Community Award to St. Louis County Parks and Recreation. The award was bestowed upon the county for implementing lifesaving Red Cross training in CPR, First Aid, Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and water safety. In addition, the award recognizes the county for utilizing the Red Cross Aquatic Examiner Service to uphold the highest standards of water safety at each of its facilities, for placing AEDs in county buildings, and for hosting regular blood drives onsite.

9/11/2007 - Red Cross Asks: Are You Prepared for an Emergency?

To help raise the local level of preparedness, the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter has issued safety tips designed to make individuals, businesses and schools better equipped for the unexpected. This information is delivered during National Preparedness Month (September) and on the same day that Focus St. Louis issued its important Regional Disaster Preparedness Report, now available at www.focus-stl.org.

8/31/2007 - Local Red Cross to Issue Safety Tips Each Week During National Preparedness Month for Individuals, Businesses and Schools

The American Red Cross joins the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies at the local and national level to launch the fourth annual National Preparedness Month in September. The St. Louis Area Chapter continues to encourage the community to make emergency preparedness a personal priority. Recent local polling indicates that less than half of St. Louisans have prepared themselves for a disaster or emergency. To help increase the level of local preparedness, the Red Cross will issue safety tips designed for individuals, businesses and schools each week throughout September.

8/31/2007 - American Red Cross Trains New Medical Students in CPR

For more than 20 years, the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter has provided training in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to Saint Louis University's first-year medical students. In August, Red Cross instructors taught and certified 169 students on the Saint Louis University School of Medicine's campus. Throughout the metropolitan area, the St. Louis Area Chapter trains over 85,000 people in first aid and CPR and over 15,300 in the proper use of AEDs each year.

8/27/2007 - American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter to Deploy 12 Relief Workers to Chicago Area in Aftermath of Severe Weather

The American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter will deploy 12 disaster relief workers to the Chicago area on Tuesday to support the ongoing recovery effort that follows tornado damage and extensive flooding in DeKalb, IL. Local Red Cross workers will specialize in health services, damage assessment, sheltering, and client casework, and each has accepted a deployment that may last as long as three weeks.

8/27/2007 - American Red Cross Disaster Action Team Responds to House Fire in the 6300-Block of Lena Avenue in Jennings

The American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter dispatched a Disaster Action Team to a house fire in the 6300-block of Lena Avenue in Jennings early Monday morning. Red Cross volunteers provided assistance on the scene and caseworkers are supporting the recovery effort of 11 people (five adults and six children) displaced by the fire. The Red Cross provides immediate assistance with shelter, food, emotional support and emergency supplies as needed in the wake of disasters.

8/21/2007 - American Red Cross to Deploy Emergency Response Vehicle and Two Additional Relief Workers to Minnesota Following Severe Flooding

The American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter will deploy its Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) and two additional disaster relief workers to Minnesota to support the ongoing relief effort that follows severe regional flooding. The ERV is equipped to serve up to 600 meals at a time throughout the most severely impacted neighborhoods. Tuesday's deployments bring the total number of local Red Cross workers responding to the Minnesota floods to eight.

8/20/2007 - American Red Cross to Deploy Seven Disaster Relief Workers to Southeastern Minnesota in Response to Severe Flooding

In the aftermath of severe flooding, the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter will deploy seven disaster relief workers to southeastern Minnesota to provide support for the ongoing disaster relief effort. Brad Farber, Charlie Meyer, Fran Nolting, Omar Ruiz, Tonda Van Hoose, Robert Vinluan and Robert Whitlow have accepted deployments that may last as long as three weeks and will specialize in sheltering, feeding, health services and logistics.

8/16/2007 - American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter Presents Lifesaver Community Award to the City of St. Louis

During an onsite award presentation this week, the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter presented its new Lifesaver Community Award to the City of St. Louis. The award was bestowed upon the city for training its lifeguards in critical water safety skills and bloodborne pathogens education, for supporting the Red Cross Aquatic Examiner Service in an effort to uphold the highest standards of water safety at all of the city's aquatic facilities, and for hosting regular Red Cross blood drives onsite.

8/15/2007 - American Red Cross Deploys Disaster Relief Worker to U.S. Virgin Islands in Preparation for Tropical Storm Dean

The American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter deployed Mary Anderson (Belleville, IL), director of disaster readiness and response, to the U.S. Virgin Islands on Wednesday as part of a pre-deployment team preparing for the landfall of Tropical Storm Dean. Forecasters indicate that the storm may strengthen to hurricane status later in the week and pose a threat to Caribbean islands. Also this week, the St. Louis Area Chapter deployed three relief workers to Rockford, IL as part of an ongoing operation in response to severe local flooding.

8/10/2007 - State Farm Awards $25,000 Grant to American Red Cross in Support of Community Disaster Education

The American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter is the recipient of a $25,000 grant from State Farm in support of Community Disaster Education. The mission of the Red Cross is to provide relief to victims of disasters and to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. The important contribution from State Farm directly supports this lifesaving mission by providing funding for preparedness presentations that are available to individuals, businesses, schools and community organizations at no cost.

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