Partnering with the American Red Cross

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Partnering with the American Red Cross
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Who We Are

• The American Red Cross is a humanitarian
  organization with a rich tradition of community
  service.
• We are committed to serving our communities, and
  we rely on businesses, places of worship, schools
  and other organizations to help ensure our nation
  has a safe, adequate blood supply.

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What We Do

• The Red Cross provides blood for patients in
  need,
• collecting more than 40 percent of the nations
  supply.
• Single largest blood supplier in the United State
• Trusted provider for patients in more than 3,000
  hospitals
• National blood inventory management system
• Participate in Rare Donor Registry

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What We Do

• Other lines of service
• Disaster Services Each year the Red Cross
  responds to more than 75,000 disasters locally,
  nationally and worldwide. These services are
  free, a donated gift of the American people.
• Armed Forces Emergency Services The Red Cross
  operates an around-the-clock, around-the-world
  emergency communication network for the men and
  women of the armed forces and their families.

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What We Do

• Health and Safety Outreach The Red Cross has
  offered health and safety education for more than
  90 years, helping to save lives and strengthen
  communities.
• International Humanitarian Services A global
  network works to restore hope and dignity to the
  worlds most vulnerable people.

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Who We Serve

• More than 38,000 blood donations are needed
  everyday to treat patients in need. Patients like
  Elise.
• Elise was born with a life-threatening heart
  defect. In order to save her life, Elise had to
  undergo an eight-hour surgery to fix her heart
  defect. She required 22 units of whole blood and
  clotting factors to make her body strong enough
  for surgery.

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Who We Serve

• The Red Cross National Inventory Management
  System (NIMS) ensures the consistent availability
  of blood and blood components throughout the
  country.
• Local hospital needs are always met first.
  However, through our national network, we can
  quickly move blood around the country as needed.
• By donating to the Red Cross, donors may be
  helping patients not only in their community, but
  also their family and friends across the nation.

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Who We Serve

• Hospital patients undergoing surgeries and
  treatments can require various amounts of blood
  products.

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Becoming a Partner

• By partnering with the Red Cross, you are
• Ensuring an adequate blood supply is available to
  those in need.
• Aligning yourself with one of the largest, most
  trusted non-profit organizations in America.
• Showing the community how much you and your
  organization care.

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Becoming a Partner

• How will partnership benefit your organization?
• Helps to save lives in your community and across
  the nation.
• Provides your members education about blood
  products and blood needs.
• Provides volunteerism opportunities for your
  members.
• Provides opportunity to potentially attract new
  members.

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The Bottom Line

• While there is hard work and dedication involved
  in partnering with the Red Cross, you wont do it
  alone. And the Red Cross and the patients we
  serve need you!
• Thank you to all of the donors who help people
  like Elise, who so desperately need a second
  chance at life.
• - Terri Punke, Elises Mom

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The Bottom Line

• But dont just take our word for it.
• We made the Red Cross blood drive part of our
  Fitness Challenge/Health Awareness Program. We
  already had about 350 participants who were
  earning points for weight loss as well as
  community involvement and service. Including the
  blood drive in the program helped to raise
  awareness of the ongoing need for blood and
  educate participants how they could help a bigger
  group with just a single donation.
• - Debby Ellering, President, Fitness Guru