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The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement, will provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

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The American Red Cross is where people mobilize to help their neighbors—down the street, across the country and around the world—in emergencies.

The Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the fundamental principles of the International Red Cross Movement, provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

We are the backbone of our local presence. Your support helps to provide lifesaving programs and services in our community— so that no one is ever alone in their time of greatest need.

You can help ensure that the South Central Wisconsin American Red Cross can continue to provide these lifesaving services and has the resources, talent and ability to continue to deliver them by making a donation , giving blood , volunteering your time , or taking a class . Become an advocate for the Red Cross and support all of the core services of the American Red Cross today.

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Red Cross Response to Haiti Disaster

As of January 17th - Red Cross Haiti Disaster Relief Update

* The American Red Cross is performing first aid, delivering water, addressing urgent needs and mobilizing a massive response operation in Haiti.

* First aid posts have been set up in the streets, where Red Cross workers and volunteers from Haiti and other countries are working side-by-side to clean and stitch up wounds amidst the rubble.

* More than 100 Red Cross staff from two dozen nations are supporting several thousand local volunteers, and more Red Cross teams from around the world are en route.

* Red Cross workers from around the world will be providing a wide range of help and support, including food, water, field hospitals, emotional support, telecommunications, sanitation facilities and helping restore links between families.

* On Sunday, the Red Cross is setting up a field hospital in Jacmel which will be able to treat approximately 200 people per day.

* The Red Cross has already supplied medical kits to treat 2,000 patients, and hundreds of blankets and plastic sheets have also been distributed.

* A Red Cross water trucking program is now providing clean water for about 1,000 people living in a makeshift camp in the Delmas neighborhood. Latrines have also been built in the same area to help address sanitation issues.

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Haiti Donations

Donations can be sent:

By Mail to the American Red Cross, 211 N. Parker Drive, Janesville, WI 53545

By Phone at 608-754-4497

By texting “Haiti” to 90999 to send a $10 donation to the Red Cross, through an effort backed by the U.S. State Department.

Online at http://swiredcross.org

Red Cross Funds will go to support American Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti.