PA Heartland ARC Notes

Red Cross Volunteers Respond to Fires in Brookville and Clearfield

Red Cross volunteers were on the scene of an apartment building fire in Brookville on Saturday morning.  Volunteers are working with those displaced by the fire. 

On Sunday, Red Cross Disaster volunteers provided canteen to a sawdust fire in Bradford Township, Clearfield County. Feeding approximately 100 fire fighters!

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Disaster Services: 

Volunteers from across the four counties continue to provide disaster services to those in need.  

Monthly disaster team meetings allow for volunteers to gather to discuss recent disaster responses, learn new disaster operation techniques or practice on current ones, find out about other Red Cross volunteer opportunities and network with other volunteers.  If you are interested in becoming a Red Cross disaster volunteer, you are invited to attend a Disaster team meeting in your area or contact the chapter office for more information.  All meetings start at 6:00 PM.

Tuesday, November 15                  Glad Tidings Church                                       Clearfield

Tuesday, November 22                  Chapter office                                                    DuBois

Tuesday, December  6                    American Legion, 168 Center St.                St. Marys

Tuesday, December  13                  Brookville Presbyterian Church                  Brookville

Schedule is subject to change.     

Blood Services

Clearfield County Bloodmobile Schedule 

11/18     440 Front St. Clear field Fixed Site                            Noon – 6 pm

11/25     440 Front St. Clear field Fixed Site                            Noon – 6 pm

12/2       440 Front St. Clearfield Fixed Site                             Noon – 6 pm

12/5       Curwensville VFW                                                           Noon – 6 pm

12/12     DuBois 4th Ward Hose House                                    Noon – 6 pm

12/14     Frenchville St. Marys Catholic Church                     1 pm – 7 pm

12/16     440 Front St. Clearfield Fixed Site                             Noon – 6 pm

12/28     Clearfield YMCA                                                               Noon – 6 pm

12/28     Woodland Pleasant Valley UMC                                Noon – 6 pm

12/29     Grampian St. Bonaventure                                           12:30 pm – 6 pm

12/30     440 Front St. Clearfield Fixed Site                             Noon – 6 pm

12/30     DRMC-West                                                                       11 am – 5 pm

Jefferson County Bloodmobile Schedule

11/18     Sykesville Grace UMC                                                     Noon – 6 pm

11/22     Brockway St. Tobias Church                                         Noon – 6 pm

11/25     Brookville Calvary Church of the Nazarene            Noon – 6 pm

11/28     Punxsutawney First UMC                                             11 am – 5 pm

11/29     Reynoldsville Eagles                                                      1 pm – 7 pm

12/13     Punxsutawney SSCD Church                                       1 pm – 7 pm

12/14     Brockway Volunteer Hose Company                        Noon – 6 pm

12/15     Brookville EUM Church                                                 Noon – 6 pm

Elk and Cameron Counties Bloodmobile Schedule

12/14     St. Marys Moose Club                                                     10 am – 4 pm

12/15     Emporium VFW                                                               11:30 am – 5:30 pm

12/16     Johnsonburg Senior Center                                          10 am – 3 pm 

Schedule is subject to change.  

Call 1-800-733-2767 to schedule appointments or visit the

E-donor site at www.redcrossblood.org. Call 1-866-236-3276 to ask questions about donating blood.

Health & Safety Class Schedule:  

Evening classes run 6:00 pm till 9:30pm and daytime classes run 9:00 am till 3:30 pm unless otherwise noted. 

Adult CPR/Infant Child CPR/AED/First Aid         Saturday, Dec 10              (Day)                     Chapter Classroom

Schedule is subject to change.

Visit www.redcross.org to see a complete schedule of classes, pricing and to register for classes or call 1-800-REDCROSS.  Pre-registration for community classes is required.  Minimum registration requirements for classes will be followed.  Options for on-line “Blended” classes are available.
 

The PA Heartland Chapter is part of the Northwestern PA Region of the American Red Cross.  With the Greater Erie County Chapter as the lead, the Corry, Warren County, Allegheny Region, ARC of McKean and Potter and the PA Heartland work together to ensure that Red Cross services are available in the most efficient and caring way possible. 

Red Cross is a United Way and United Fund Participating Agency and RSVP Station.

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the nation’s blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization — not a government agency — and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit www.redcross.org or join our blog at http://blog.redcross.org.

Support the American Red Cross! Checks may be sent to PA Heartland Chapter, 109 N Brady Street, Suite 2, DuBois, PA 15801.  

Contact the Chapter office at info@arcpaheartland.org or by calling 371-2750 or 1-800-REDCROSS (733-2767) opt 6.

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