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Spring Is Here...
 ...and with it comes the Spring storm season.
Click here for Sara Evans' simple steps to be 'Red Cross Ready'.
We also have some additional information provided by your local chapter of the American Red Cross. Click here for their Severe Weather Preparedness infomation.
On April 25th, we are hosting the American Red Cross "Strike-a-thon". Click here for more details. Here's more information regarding our upcoming Flood Relief Ball.
Read the American Red Cross response to
Compression-only CPR here.
Get Prepared
Being prepared for emergencies is crucial at home, school, work and in your community. Disaster can strike quickly and without warning. It can force you to evacuate your neighborhood, workplace or school or can confine you to your home. What would you do if basic services – water, gas, electricity or telephones – were cut off? Local officials and relief workers will be on the scene after a disaster, but they cannot reach everyone right away. The best way to make you and your family safer is to be prepared before disaster strikes. We encourage you to:
You can also Get a Kit, Make a Plan, and Be Informed by taking the Be Red Cross Ready online educational presentation. "Red Cross Talk"
Straight talk from the Red Cross. Take a moment and listen to some simple, down-to-earth advice on how you and your family can become safer, healthier and more resilient in the face of an emergency.
Get a Kit - MP3 file
Make a Plan - MP3 file
Be Informed - MP3 file
Mission
The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the fundamental principals of the International Red Cross movement, will provide relief to victums of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
History
How did it all begin?
The American Red Cross is the largest volunteer organization in America. Since the founding of the Red Cross by Clara Barton in 1881, volunteers have been trained to help families, friends, and neighbors in the event of an emergency.
The Tippecanoe County Chapter was founded in 1915. Since then, our purpose has not changed. We continue to provide the community with services that aid in disaster relief, health and safety, and military communication. Besides being committed to Lafayette and its' surrounding communities, we also deal with issues on a national level. The Tippecanoe County Chapter of the American Red Cross is a link to the American Red Cross as well as the International Red Cross movement.
Has the Red Cross changed?
Throughout a period of one hundred years, the Red Cross has grown to be the largest network of helping hands in America. The American Red Cross has over 1.2 million volunteers nationwide. The Tippecanoe County Chapter has over 250 volunteers from the community. Friends helping neighbors, that is our commitment.
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