Summer is Here! PRACTICE WATER SAFETY for the whole family.
Sign up for one of our Learn-to-Swim Classes. Just click on Health & Safety Services above.
You can also go to www.redcross.org and click on Preparing & Getting Trained
to download a Summer Water Safety Guide.

Rosanne Beach is the Tompkins County American Red Cross Volunteer-of-the-Month for July.
Over the past seven years, Rosanne has shown enormous support to the Chapter by consistently volunteering at blood drives and by being a regular blood donor.

Click here to learn more
about Rosanne Beach...

FY'08
Tompkins County Red Cross NUMBERS TO LIVE BY

787 people sheltered for a total of 9244 shelter bed nights
6690 pints of blood collected to better 20,070 lives
53 families assisted through emergency services
100,400 meals served through homeless services
25 responses to local disasters
7408 health & safety trainees
61 emergency communications to American armed forces

The 2008 American National
Red Cross Annual Report
is now available.
    Click here to view it.....

Take a Red Cross Safety Course
It's a Matter of Life & Death

It’s a simple matter of Life & Death. Learning First Aid, CPR/Automated External Defibrillator (AED) or Water Safety often means the difference between life and death.

Sign up for a class today! Go to the Health & Safety Services section of our website and click on the CPR schedule to see a listing of the dates and times of all our upcoming CPR / AED classes. Then, call 273-1400 x14 to enroll.

Click here to learn more about saving lives...

What You Can Do to
Stay Healthy and Protect Yourself
Against the H1N1 Flu

• Stay informed. Go to www.cdc.gov or call 1-800-CDC-INFO
• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
• Stay home if you get sick or suspect you might have the flu.
• Find healthy ways to deal with stress and anxiety

 

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