CLEARFIELD – To continue preparing you to “Be Red Cross Ready”, the third and final step is to “Be Informed”.
Know what may happen and how you can help. Learn what disasters or emergencies may occur where you live, work and play. These events can vary from those affecting only you and your family, like a home fire or medical emergency, to those affecting your entire community, like an earthquake or flood.
Identify how local authorities will notify you during a disaster and how you will get important information, whether through local radio, TV or NOAA weather radio stations or channels.
Learn what you can do to prepare for disasters by contacting your local Red Cross chapter to ask about first aid, CPR and disaster training. Learning simple first aid techniques can give you the skills and confidence to help when someone in your home, your neighborhood or workplace is injured. When a major disaster occurs, your community can change in an instant. Loved ones can be hurt, and emergency response can be delayed. Make sure that at least one member of your
household is trained in first aid and CPR and in how to use an automated external defibrillator. Disaster preparedness presentations will provide more specific information on how to prepare for disasters in your community. Contact the Clearfield-Jefferson American Red Cross chapter for details.
Share what you have learned with your family, household and neighbors and encourage them to be informed too.
Learn. Each adult in your household should learn how and when to turn off utilities such as electricity, water and gas. Ask your local fire department to show you how to use a fire extinguisher.
Tell everyone in the household where emergency information and supplies are kept. Make copies of the information for everyone to carry with them. Keep the information updated.
Support your community.
Support your community plans by volunteering in the community and by giving blood. More than one million people in the U.S. serve their communities. They come from all walks of life and backgrounds and are of all ages. Red Cross volunteers help people in emergencies, teach lifesaving classes and organize blood drives. They connect members of the armed forces stationed overseas with their families during major family events. These vital community services are made possible by people like you. Contact our office and ask how you can help.
Give blood. Blood is needed in times of emergency, but the ongoing need is also great. Every two seconds someone in America needs a blood transfusion—cancer patients, accident victims, premature infants and the list goes on. Your blood donation means so much to the individuals who need it, and you can help make a lifesaving difference by giving blood. During times of crisis and every day, each blood donation has the potential to help save as many as three lives. Whole blood has a shelf life of only 42 days, so it is so important to be a regular and frequent donor. It’s important to have an adequate blood supply available at all times. You can support your community blood supply by calling 1-800-GIVE LIFE (1-800-448-3543) or visit here and making an appointment to donate blood today.
An Open House and 90th Anniversary celebration invitation is extended to the public for October 14 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The new Red Cross office is located at 1100 S. Second Street. Please stop in to tour our new office location
Everyone likes Pizza and the Red Cross has a great offer for you. A card full of Pizza Hut coupons, good toward buy one–get one free lunch or dinner buffets and personal pan pizza, free wings or breadsticks with pizza purchase and buy a large pizza and get a medium free.
Coupons are $5.00 and available at Clearfield and Brookville offices. Coupons are redeemable in Brookville, Dubois, Clearfield, Philipsburg, St. Mary’s State College, Bellefonte and Mill Hall.
First aid kits are available at the Clearfield and Brookville offices. A 4×4 compact kit is on close- out for only $5.00 and is an excellent choice for your home or car. Our cookbooks are on special for $5.00 each. The books contain 108 pages of favorite recipes, followed by some helpful tips. Start your Christmas shopping early. Also available are face shield key chains, pocket masks, pet first aid books & kits and more.
Health & Safety Classes:
Adult CPR – Clearfield – October 3 and 17
Brookville – October 10
Punxsutawney – October 8
Infant Child CPR – Clearfield – October 4
First Aid – Clearfield – October 18
Brookville – October 11
Punxsutawney – October 9
All of the above classes begin at 6 p.m. Call 765-5516 to register in Clearfield or 849-2712 to register in Brookville & Punxsutawney.
Clearfield Bloodmobile Schedule
Oct. 05 Clearfield Co. Career & Tech. Center 8:45 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Oct. 05 Fixed Site 12 p.m.- 6 p.m.
Oct. 08 Curwensville United Methodist Church 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Oct. 10 Bigler YMCA 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Oct. 17 Karthaus Fire Hall 1 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Oct. 19 Fixed Site 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Oct. 25 Penn Dot 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Jefferson Bloodmobile Schedule
Sept 28 War Memorial – Big Run 12 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Oct.4 American Legion Brockway 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Oct.11 Evangelical United Methodist Church-Brookville 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Oct 16 Saints Cosmos & Damian Church-Punxsutawney 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
The American Red Cross is a non-profit organization funded in part by United Way and by your generous donations Please support your Clearfield-Jefferson American Red Cross. Checks may be sent to Clearfield-Jefferson Chapter, 1100 S. Second St. Suite 2, Clearfield, Pa 16830, or Clearfield-Jefferson Chapter, 275 Main St., Brookville, Pa 15825. VISA and MasterCard are accepted.
Red Cross is a United Way and United Fund Participating Agency and an RSVP Station.