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Tonight, someone will need the American Red Cross.
You can be the Hero.
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Charles F. Wagner, Jr.--Central Louisiana Chair
Charlie Soprano--CenlaBroadcasting Team Captain Taylor Thompson--CenlaBroadcasting Co-Captain Jay Stevens, Hero Melissa Frost, Hero Hollywood Harrison, Hero Pat Cloud, Hero Squirrel, Hero
Major Karla Ryder--RPSO Team Captain Ike Horton, Hero Ricky Doyle, Hero Bobby Bordelon, Hero Renne Bordelon, Hero Sammy Thiels, Hero
Major Jerome Hopewell, RPSO Team Captain Lyndal Brown, Hero Matt Davis, Hero Marcus Sandoval, Hero Terry Hopewell, Hero Jimmy Whittle, Hero Ashley Long, Hero Lelia Roy, Hero
Major Ronnie Wagner, RPSO Team Captain Suzie Wagner, Hero Paula Brady RPSO Admin., Hero
Major Randal Bordello
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Major Jasper Bay, RPSO Team Captain Cil Todd, Hero Bob Helton, Hero David Beavers, Hero Deidre Miller, Hero Steven Reed, Hero Colleen Lee, Hero
Blake Cooper, Roy O Martin Companies Captain Heath Broussard, Hero William Sander, Hero Rodney Hatch, Hero Aaron Dixon, Hero Chris Mimes, Hero
Glenda Stock, McDonald's of Alexandria Team Captain Kathy Ward, Hero Connie Hattaway, Hero Principal Tim Tharp, Alexandria Middle Magnet, Hero
Leann Murphy, ARC Team Captain Duane Blackwell Thompson Home Health, Hero Kimberly Gremillion, Hero Dirk Margheim, Haverty's, Hero Brian Thomson,State Farm, Hero Chris Everett ARC Volunteer, Hero Principal Wilson, Vernon Middle School, Hero Principal Columbus, Goodman Pineville Jr High, Hero Principal Goff, Carter C. Raymond Middle, Hero
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Local News
2008-04-30:
Annual Membership Meeting
All volunteers and donors of the American Red Cross of Central Louisiana are invited to the Annual Membership Meeting & Volunteer Gala on May 19 from 5 to 8 PM at the Main Street Community Center
2008-04-21:
Dining for Dollars--Hero Fundraiser!
The 2008 Hero Campaign has 2 dinner fundraisers going on at the same time. Both of these involve our newest Hero-Antoon Enterprises.
On April 21, April 28, and May 5, Popeye's wil
2008-04-09:
Disaster Volunteers Placed on Alert
American Red Cross Alerts Disaster Volunteers
April 9, 2008--Alexandria, LA--The American Red Cross of Central Louisiana issued a request today for all disaster volunteers to contact the
2008-03-17:
Super 1 Foods Swing for the Red Raises $12,000
Super 1 Foods
Hits the green at fundraising golf tournament for the Red Cross
ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana March 14, 2008 – The Central Louisiana Chapter of the American Red Cross hit the green
2008-03-13:
Central Louisiana--a region of Heroes!
Central Louisiana responding to need
--a Region of Red Cross Heroes!
The American Red Cross of Central Louisiana needs our help, and Central Louisianans are making a difference by donating sacrific
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Red Cross helps because donors make it possible
The Tuesday before Thanksgiving in 2004, the town of Olla, Louisiana, was struck by a tornado that ripped through the heart of the school, the neighborhoods, and businesses. For weeks, as a member of the American Red Cross, I worked long days along side an entire community of people determined to recover, rebuild and reunite. For 2 years, Olla worked through the recovery process.
The memories have remained vivid in my mind, but last week they seemed to explode into reality again.
As I drove into the town of Earle, Arkansas, the path of the tornado seemed eerily familiar. The funnel seemed to drop down on to the southeastern edge of town and spin destruction through neighborhoods, right through the heart of a Baptist Church, literally tearing the sanctuary out of the middle of the building, before moving through the most densely populated neighborhoods and then lifting away just as it reached the empty fields outside the community.
This devastation is painfully reminiscent: homes disintegrated; schools damaged; giant oak trees uprooted, some splitting the homes they once shaded. Splintered lumber, twisted metal, crumpled tin and broken bricks, litter the spots where homes once stood. Piles of broken tree limbs, giant stumps, and split logs bank the roads like levies.
But, the spirit of community and family swells here in Earle as it did in Olla. I felt it as I walked down the street. Neighbors help clear trees and debris. Volunteers from next door and across the country have become a part of the cleanup effort. Near the remains of a home that sits half off its foundation with the roof torn away and the walls split open, a group of five young men take a break from the cleanup and lounge on the tailgates of 3 trucks. I’m a stranger to them, but they tell me their stories. One is worried about his dad whose business was destroyed. “I was working in Marion when I heard the warning and called my wife here in Earle to tell her to take cover,” a second one shares. Another owns the now-gutted house which he had just remodeled. His mom and dad live across the street, and his grandmother lives next door to them. All of their homes are damaged. Just one door down, three generations of a family are gathered in the driveway—grandmother and grandfather, sisters and brothers--catching up with each other after a day back at work and before cleanup continues into the night. The home is destroyed, but today they learned that their son received a full scholarship to college. Everybody is celebrating the good news—right beside a destroyed home and surrounded by fallen tree branches and debris.
The Red Cross team I joined has been working in Earle, Arkansas since May 2 when the tornado, which was one of many which wreaked havoc and destruction across Arkansas, struck. The volunteers are tired but committed. After four days of damage assessment, sheltering, and feeding, they began to provide individuals and families with financial support, health services, and other referrals. Today was a challenge as they learned of small areas of damage that had not been identified earlier and as they continue to meet emergency needs on a case by case basis. Problems arise, gaps in service are discovered, frustration, and stress take their toll on the community. Red Cross volunteers work to fill the gaps, help solve the problems, and combat the frustration and stress with compassion.
All of the good work of Red Cross happens because people donate—their time, talent, and treasure. All of the volunteers are able to help because someone donates the money to support their work. Families get sheltered and fed because someone gives money that buys the food, supplies, and comfort kits. People find encouragement and help because Red Cross connects hearts to hands.
Join us—donate to support the work of the American Red Cross today.
Together, we are the American Red Cross of Central Louisiana.
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Latest Volunteer Opportunities
We need additional Disaster Action Teams to be on call for a 1 to 2 week period and respond to emergencies such as home fires and provide direct client assistance. Training is available. Get involved today by emailing us volunteer@cenlaredcross.org or by calling 318 442-6621.
We also need Disaster Action volunteers willing to work larger disasters here in Central Louisiana, like the New Llano apartment fire or Jonesville tornadoes, as well as volunteers willing to deploy to other areas of the country to help during major disasters like the recent Texas floods. As a member of the "Disaster Services Human Resources" team, you become a part of a well-trained team of disaster response specialists who work here in Central Louisiana to organize a disaster relief operation and, if & ONLY when you choose, you may deploy to disasters in other parts of the country.
§ From July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006, we deployed 7 volunteers on 12 national assignments.
§ From July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007, we deployed 32 volunteers on 59 national assignments.
The need for DSHR is growing! We need you to become a DHSR member! Get involved today by emailing us volunteer@cenlaredcross.org or by calling 318 442-6621.
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