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Starting the New Year Off Right -
Catch up with our Trainers
 Kevin DemarcoCape Fear Chapter staff has been working out with personal trainer and chef Kevin DeMarco since for the past 3 months. We are excited to see Kevin's extraordinary talent featured in this months Wrightsville Beach magazine. Check it out!
Crystal Gentry
Crystal is full of great tips and advice and has been making sure we get our workouts in. Join her Facebook group - Getting Cut with Crystal to read about the top 10 weight loss myths and drop in for her for kettle bell boot camp classes on Saturday mornings at Urban Studios at 11am for only $10 a person. |
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January is National Blood Donor Month
 Since 1970, National Blood Donor Month has been observed each January to educate everyone about the importance of being a blood donor and the impact blood donations can have on patients who need blood.
We'd like to thank blood donors for their generosity and we encourage everyone to roll up their sleeves to donate blood or platelets and help save a life on a regular basis.
The Red Cross collects and processes more than 40% of the nation's blood supply - approximately 6 million units of blood each year from nearly 4 million volunteer blood donors. These units are then manufactured into about 9 million transfusable blood products for patients at approximately 3,000 hospitals and transfusion centers across the country.
Click here to schedule an appointment online or call 254-GIVE.
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Holiday Fires Strike Cape Fear Residents
 Red Cross volunteers responded to four home fires in the Cape Fear area over the Christmas holiday and one New Year's Eve fire in Wilmington. And as if this holiday excitement wasn't enough there were four fires in Columbus County this past weekend making it a busy new year for Red Cross workers.
The Cape Fear Chapter ensured that the residents affected by these fires had a warm bed to sleep in during the holidays and into the new year. In addition to offering the families a safe place to stay, the Red Cross provided financial assistance with food, clothing, shoes, and other basic necessities. |
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FREE Health & Safety Training
The Cape Fear Chapter of the American Red Cross in partnership with the Eshelman Foundation is excited to announce FREE training courses designed to teach participants how to prevent and respond to emergency situations like injuries, illnesses and household accidents. If you can demonstrate a financial need, you may eligible to take the following training courses:
Babysitter's Training
Gives 11-17 year olds the skills and confidence to safely and responsibly care for children and infants. First Aid/ Adult, Child CPR/AED & Infant CPR Training
Trains participants to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illness until advanced medical personnel takes over.
To find out if you qualify contact:
Casey Lewis
(910) 762-2683 x330
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Holiday Giving Campaign Recap
Thanks to the generous support of our donors we are proud to announce that we have met and exceeded our $20,000 matching goal gifts.
In November we shared the exciting news that two charitable donors, the Harms Family Foundation and Monica C. Watson, had each pledged $20,000 to the local Red Cross for the 2011 Holiday Giving Campaign. With these pledges on the table, we challenged the community to help us raise $20,000 that would be be matched twice, dollar for dollar.
Not only did we succeed in hitting that mark but we surpassed it! Final results will be posted next month, so stay tuned! Thank you all for helping us meet our 2011 Holiday Giving goal!
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New Volunteer Orientation | |
The Red Cross is holding twice a month volunteer orientations for new volunteers and current volunteers who want to learn more about opportunities with the Red Cross. The next orientations will be held February 2 (6-7pm) and January 17 & February 21 (12-1pm). For more information and to register please contact Wendy Flynn at 910-762-2683 ext.328.
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A Partner Program for Local Businesses |
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Current Members
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Disaster Volunteer Training | |
February 15 (6-8pm)
Disaster Action Team Workshop
February 18 (8:30am-4:30pm)
Client Casework: Providing Emergency Assistance
February 25 (8:30am-5pm)
Fundamentals of Disaster Public Affairs- Local Response
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Congratulations Victoria! | |
Cape Fear Chapter Emergency Services Director, Victoria Kling, graduated from the Community Preparedness and Disaster Management program at UNC Chapel Hill on Saturday, January 7, 2012.
 | | Victoria Kling (right) with her sister Cythia Holmes at the UNC graduation. |
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If you're a member of the military or an employee of a Federal agency that participates in the Combined Federal Campaign, when you consider giving, consider designating # 69313.
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the nation's blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization - not a government agency - and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit www.redcross.org or join our blog at http://blog.redcross.org.
The Cape Fear Chapter, a chartered unit of the American Red Cross, provides vital programs and services to the residents of Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover and Pender counties in North Carolina. The Cape Fear Chapter was founded in 1908 and is the oldest Red Cross unit in the State of North Carolina.
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