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Red Cross celebrates volunteers in Silicon Valley

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41615968374_65a4b64507_z_391x260The American Red Cross of the Silicon Valley honored 12 individual volunteers, a regional volunteer team, and a local fire department at its recent Volunteer Recognition Dinner for Santa Clara County. The annual event was held at Testarossa Winery in Los Gatos.

At the dinner, Chris Carlton of Menlo Park received the American Red Cross’s top honor, the Clara Barton Award. The award, named after the founder of the Red Cross, recognizes a volunteer for service in a series of leadership positions held over a number of years. Read more

Red Cross Central Coast Chapter raises $55,000 at annual Heroes Breakfast

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CARMEL, CA (July 2, 2018) – More than 250 people, including 13 honorees, joined the American Red Cross of the Central Coast at a recent event to pay tribute to community members for their selfless acts of courage. The 13th annual Heroes Breakfast, which took place on June 15 at Twin Lakes Church in Aptos, also raised approximately $55,000.

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Red Cross works with partners to support residents affected by Pawnee Fire

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This family’s children watch as their parents receive much-needed supplies from the Red Cross. (Photo: Russell Cole)

SANTA ROSA, CA (July 2, 2018) — The American Red Cross continues to support Lake County communities as residents there cope with the aftermath of the Pawnee Fire, which erupted in late June. Read more

Celebrating volunteers in Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties

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Michele Averill, left, CEO of the Central Coast Chapter, is pictured with Janet Packer, recipient of the Clara Barton Award. (Photo: Jim Hobbs)

CARMEL, CA (June 21, 2018) — The American Red Cross of the Central Coast honored 15 individual volunteers, a volunteer team, three other organizations, and one business at its recent Volunteer Recognition Dinner for Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties. The annual event was held at Seascape Golf Club in Aptos. Read more

Successful weekends for ‘Sound the Alarm’ spring push

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sound-the-alarm_350x211This spring, Red Cross teams across the country are making a special effort to reach even more people in even more homes as part of our lifesaving Home Fire Campaign. During a period that spans three weekends between April 28 and May 13, the Red Cross has been making plans to Sound the Alarm, Save a Life with more than 25,000 volunteers to install an additional 100,000 smoke alarms and educate residents about home fire safety in communities throughout the United States.

Here are the totals for the campaign in the Northern California Coastal Region: 752 volunteers made 783 homes safer by installing 2,208 smoke alarms and educating 2,530 residents.

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