“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” Martin Luther King, Jr.
This quote resonates with me. Thank you for sharing your most precious gift: your time.
We had an incredible annual meeting and were able to recognize so many individuals from multiple lines of service. Our Training Services leadership presented Hadiya Hall-McFarland with a Certificate of Merit. This is the highest honor presented to an individual who is Red Cross trained in Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and utilized those skills to save or sustain a life. Hadiya’s instructors, John Karshner and James Graves were recognized for their commitment to our mission through training Hadiya in CPR.
Our Blood Services team, led by Gene Baker, recognized the 2019 Rutherford County Battle of the Badges Blood Drive winners. Team Law Enforcement composed of Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department, LaVergne Police Department, Smyrna Police Department, and Murfreesboro Police Department took home the trophies, edging Team Fire/EMS composed of Rutherford County Fire Rescue, LaVergne Fire Department, Smyrna Fire Department, Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department, and Rutherford County EMS for the inaugural victory. We are incredibly grateful for the work of our first responders in our community and for their support of the Red Cross mission.
Whether you respond to our neighbors impacted by a home fire, install smoke alarms, teach CPR classes, brief our newly enlisted military members on Red Cross services, or roll up your sleeve to donate blood—you are appreciated. You collectively touch all five lines of service: Service to the Armed Forces, International Services, Blood Services, Training Services, and Disaster Services. We hear your stories and we are inspired by them.
With gratitude,
Kathy Ferrell
Executive Director, Heart of Tennessee Chapter
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