March is Red Cross Month
During Red Cross Month, Help People In Need By Supporting The American Red Cross
Please Join Us…
Find out what's happening in Westminsterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
March is Red Cross Month, first proclaimed in 1943 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Since that time,every president, including President Obama, has designated March as Red Cross Month. The AmericanRed Cross is synonymous with helping people, and has been doing so for more than 130 years. The Red Cross responds to nearly 70,000 disasters a year in this country, providing shelter, food,emotional support and other necessities to those affected. It provides 24-hour support to members of themilitary, veterans and their families – in war zones, military hospitals and on military installations aroundthe world; collects and distributes more than 40 percent of the nation’s blood supply and trains more than9 million people in fi rst aid, water safety and other life-saving skills every year.
