red-cross

As part of a world­wide move­ment that offers neu­tral human­i­tar­ian care to the vic­tims of war, the Knoxville chap­ter of the Amer­i­can Red Cross dis­tin­guishes itself by also aid­ing vic­tims of dev­as­tat­ing nat­ural dis­as­ters. Today, in addi­tion to domes­tic dis­as­ter relief, the Amer­i­can Red Cross offers com­pas­sion­ate ser­vices in five other areas: com­mu­nity ser­vices that help the needy; sup­port and com­fort for mil­i­tary mem­bers and their fam­i­lies; edu­ca­tional pro­grams that pro­mote health and safety; and inter­na­tional relief and devel­op­ment programs.

Dona­tions from this month’s First Fri­day Five will sup­port local dis­as­ter relief, mil­i­tary pro­grams, CPR/First Aid train­ing, and youth health and edu­ca­tion pro­grams in area schools and day­cares. Go here to make your small dona­tion of $5.00.

For more infor­ma­tion, call 865 – 584-2999 or visit knoxarc.org.

Photo by: Michael Hodge

First Fri­day Five is our online giv­ing project that pro­files one local non-profit orga­ni­za­tion each month. Put your $5 to work.