Every day, the American Red Cross helps people in emergencies . . . whether it's half a million disaster victims or one sick child who needs blood.

Our vital work is made possible by people like you, who learn how good it can feel to lend a helping hand. Red Cross "everyday heroes" come from all walks of life. They're all ages. Everyone has something special to offer . . . including you.

You're needed by the Red Cross. Right now.

• Too busy? Your local Red Cross can work with you to provide rewarding experiences, whatever your schedule.
• Think you don't have any skills to offer? You'd be surprised. And, if you need training, we'll provide it.

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We depend on volunteers, who constitute 97 percent of our total work force, to carry on our humanitarian work:

• Every year, the Red Cross is there for hurricane, earthquake, and other disaster victims--including 150 families forced from their homes by fire every day.
• 175,000 volunteers worked to prevent, prepare for and respond to nearly 64,000 disaster incidents last year.
• Over 15 million Americans turn to us to learn first aid, CPR, swimming, and other health and safety skills. Last year, more than 230,000 people volunteered to teach those courses.
• Half the nation's blood supply--six million pints annually--is collected by more than 190,000 Red Cross volunteers.
• Among our emergency services for the men and women of the armed forces is the delivery of urgent family messages--one every 22 seconds.
• Over 24,000 volunteers serve as chairs, members of boards of directors, or on advisory boards for local Red Cross units - chapters, Blood Services regions, and military stations.
• As part of the International Red Cross Movement, we work to ease human suffering on a global scale.

Don't wait another day to find out how good it feels to wear the Red Cross emblem. Contact your local Red Cross for more information right now.