Give Something That Means Something This Holiday Season
American Red Cross launches holiday fundraising campaign to help those in need

The holiday season is just around the corner and this year the American Red Cross is urging people to give something that means something by donating to the Red Cross and helping those in need.

 
The Red Cross has launched a holiday fundraising campaign, asking everyone to visit  www.redcross.org/gifts to make a donation in the name of the people on their gift list this year. Their donation can help provide food and shelter to a victim of disaster, help purchase things like phone cards and supplies for a member of the armed forces, or help supply basic necessities to families in desperate need in countries across the world.

 
Everyone is invited to browse through the Red Cross Holiday Giving Catalog and view symbolic gifts they can “purchase” for, or in honor of, a loved one - things like infant care kits for babies in emergency shelters, comfort kits for wounded warriors, or water containers used when natural disasters disrupt a community’s water supply overseas.

 
“We ask people to be generous this holiday season in their support of the Red Cross, said Linda Mathes, CEO of the National Capital Region.  “History has proven Americans respond when people are in need. These are difficult times for families and businesses across our nation, but we ask that people support the Red Cross and the help our programs provide.”