I always consider February the month of love. Valentine’s Day sits right in the middle of February and represents love in a large way by bringing people together.
While pondering Valentine’s Day this year, I could not help but reflect on the love and affection our volunteers show for the American Red Cross and the mission we serve. Each and every day, your American Red Cross serves on multiple fronts. Daily, you can find the Red Cross serving in all five lines of service.
- Multiple volunteers responding to home fires most every day of the year.
- Volunteers working to ensure families torn apart by war, famine and civil unrest are reconnected with their loved ones.
- Volunteers train classes on lifesaving skills such as CPR, AED and Babysitting.
- Our Service to the Armed Forces team of volunteers are consistently helping our service members with emergency communications that are critical to the family such as a death in the family or conversely, a birth of a new family member.
- Our blood services volunteers are hard at work assisting in the collection facilities serving snacks, helping put supplies together for blood drives and driving blood to hospitals with patients in need.
I love the fact that all of these services are provided to those who are in need by volunteers who have a passion for helping someone who is having a really bad day.
We have many other volunteers not mentioned above. Those volunteers are the ones who donate the necessary funds and blood that keep these vital services alive and well.
Your American Red Cross is a home where people with the passion for helping others can join many others to get the job done. These volunteers and donors are the ones who prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
I love supporting those who love to support our mission. For those who already do, THANK YOU! For those who are looking for a meaningful way to serve your community, I invite you to join us in this wonderful mission. There are many ways to participate. Everyone has an opportunity to serve at the American Red Cross.
Joel Sullivan
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