The South Central Michigan Chapter of the American Red Cross provides many important emergency services to our community members in crisis.  Whether the emergency is limited to one family such as a residential fire or impacts the entire community, the Red Cross is here to comfort the effected and help the healing process begin.  Especially relevant at this time are services to families who have a loved one serving in the military.  Follow the links below to learn more about our emergency services.

Local Red Cross responds to natural disasters

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The following Disaster Action Team Members were deployed this summer to help with the destruction of the incredibly active 2008 Hurricane season. These volunteers assisted victims of these terrible events in a number of different ways such as, working in a call center doing welfare inquiries for those looking for help or looking for family members living in the affected areas, delivering food and cleaning supplies within the affected areas or by working client shelters and/or kitchens to meet the basic needs of individuals displaced from their homes.

Hurricane Gustav:    

                                     Carol Fowler, Jackson deployed to Texas

                                     Kathy Letts, Jackson deployed to Virginia

                                     Mike Andrews, Hillsdale deployed to Louisiana

                                     Sue Phillips, Grass Lake deployed to Louisiana                

                                     Sandy Maher, Jackson deployed to Louisiana

Hurricane Ike:            

                                     Ben Young, Hillsdale deployed to Florida & Texas

                                     Lee Roy Brown, Albion deployed to Florida & Texas

                                     Carolyn Fox, Horton deployed to Texas

                                     Cynthia "Jo" Ankney, Jackson deployed to Texas

                                     Joe Batchelder, Jackson deployed to Texas

                                     Michael Putnam, Jackson deployed to Florida & Texas

Indiana Flooding:    

                                     Al Ferry, Jackson deployed to Indiana

Iowa Flooding:          

                                     Theresa Dark, Spring Arbor deployed to Iowa

Thank you for your hard work and dedication to the helping people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. The American Red Cross would not be here if it weren't for the tireless efforts of our beloved volunteers!