American Red Cross
Black Hills Area Chapter
Chapter News
September-8-2010
Day of Caring
On Thursday, September 2nd; eight United Way volunteers participated in the annual "Day of Caring" by working at the American Red Cross-Black Hills Area Chapter (ARC.)&
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August-31-2010
Hermosa Wild Land Fire
Several wild land fires occurred on Friday, August 27th; the largest being 2 miles west of Hermosa.  At approximately 1700 hours, the American Red Cross-Black Hills Area Chapter (ARC) was
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April-27-2010
Two Day Wildfire Training Exercise Planned for the Black Hills
At 8am on Friday, April 30th, Red Cross volunteers from all across the Black Hills will convene at Red Cross offices to take part in a two day training exercise designed to prepare the organization
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April-26-2010
Black Hills Not Immune to Severe Weather
As widespread, severe weather on Friday and Saturday caused several tornadoes across the South, including Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina, the American Red Cross is on sc
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In 2009-2010, our Chapter responded to 102 house fires and four major storm disasters

97 Red Cross Volunteers contributed 3,300 hours of services in western South Dakota

Our Armed Forces Emergency Services program assisted 164 military families

We trained 2,716 individuals in First Aid/CPR & 153 individuals in Aquatics/Water Safety

  

Your Donation Makes a Difference!

$3 = 1 "Comfort Kit" with hygiene items for disaster clients *(80)

$6 = 1 Blanket for padding a cot or sleeping in a Red Cross shelter *(250)

$10 = 1 Hot Meal delivered to a shelter or through mobile feeding *(50)

$20 = 1 "Clean-Up" kit: mop, bleach, gloves, trash bags, etc.*(400)

$50 = 1 Day of shelter for a client *(297 days)

$50 = 1 Infant Care Kit: diapers, wipes, soy formula *(40)

$200 = Food and Shelter for a family of Four *(40)

$425 = Deployment of 1 Emergency Response Vehicle, staff & supplies

$1,000 = 10 Red Cross Volunteers to open and staff a shelter *(3)

* = number of services provided last year