Red Cross Asks East Hampton-Portland to Help One Family During Its Giving Day

FARMINGTON, CT — The American Red Cross is asking people in Connecticut to remember those families impacted by disaster and to #help1family on Giving Day, Wednesday, April 26. Residents' donations can provide hope and urgent relief such as food, blankets and other essentials to people who need it most.

“Nearly every eight minutes, there is a family that has lost everything to a home fire or other disaster," Red Cross CEO Mario Bruno said in a release. "This one-day nationwide event will raise funds to ensure the Red Cross is able to meet the critical mission of helping those families who have been affected by emergencies.”

Giving Day is a 24-hour fundraising campaign supporting the work of the Red Cross, helping people across the country each and every day in need of emergency support.

The Red Cross responded to more than 600 disasters in Connecticut last year, the majority of which were home fires and helped more than 1,200 families. More than 12,000 smoke alarms were installed as part of the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign and have made 4,500 families safer as a result.

Red Cross Health and Safety instructors taught nearly 70,000 Connecticut residents how to protect themselves and their families or to help others in an emergency through classes in First Aid, CPR, Lifeguard training, babysitter training, Community Disaster Education programs and more.

Please consider donating to the Red Cross on April 26 at https://givingday.redcross.org/region/rhode-island-and-connecticut.

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