American Red Cross South Florida

American Red Cross Florida Gulf Coast to Heartland Chapter

www.redcross.org/SouthFlorida | Follow on social media @SFLRedCross

MISSION: The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.

Daniel Cima, American Red Cross

VOLUNTEER

Volunteers, who make up 90% of the Red Cross workforce, touch lives every day across their communities. They are as diverse as the people receiving their services. Volunteers make it possible to respond to more than 60,000 disasters across the country every year by utilizing their unique backgrounds, skills, and talents. Visit redcross.org/ volunteer to learn about volunteer opportunities.

DONATE

Generous financial donations ensure that Red Cross teams can continue to deliver urgent humanitarian services to those who need them most. To learn more about how you can support their work, visit redcross.org/donate.

SERVICES

Disaster Response

The Red Cross helps people affected by disasters large and small—from home fires to hurricanes—by providing food, shelter, essential relief supplies, health and mental health services, care, and comfort.

Emergency Preparedness

The Red Cross empowers individuals with emergency preparedness skills. In classrooms, community centers, and at local organizations, residents learn to Be Red Cross Ready for emergencies by taking simple steps. The Red Cross also offers free digital resources to bring readiness tools and tips to mobile devices. To download, search “Red Cross” wherever you get your apps.

Service to the Armed Forces

At every stage of service, the Red Cross supports activeduty military members, veterans, and their families dealing with the challenges of military life. They facilitate emergency communications between service members and their loved ones, they connect families and veterans with resources in response to crises, they offer resiliency training to families, and they supply recreational and therapeutic support in military and VA health care facilities. For assistance, download the FREE Hero Care app or call 1-877-272-7337.

Health and Safety Training

The Red Cross teaches vital lifesaving skills, including CPR/AED, first aid, babysitting, water safety and pet first aid through in-person classes and mobile apps.

International Services

The American Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Through their International Services program, they help connect loved ones separated by armed conflict and natural disasters, they coordinate fundraising for measles vaccines and other global crises, they educate youth about International Humanitarian Law and more.

ABOUT US:

Year established: 1917 FY22 Donations: $1,770,279 Total number of employees: 6 Total number of volunteers: 341

GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE

AREA(S): Collier, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, and Lee counties

FORT MYERS OFFICE:

(239) 278-3401

NAPLES OFFICE:

(239) 596-6868

LEADERSHIP:

Jill Palmer

Executive Director

Dr. Jim Mahon

Board Chair

FY23 Board of Directors

Dr. Jim Mahon, Board Chair; Executive Vice President, NCH Healthcare System Steven Adamczyk, Past Board Chair; Attorney, Varnum, LLP Andrew Brace, Board Vice-Chair; Vice President, Senior Relationship Strategist, PNC Private Bank Hawthorn Molly Ferrante, Board Secretary; Partner, The Ferrante Group Maura Delehanty, CEO, Maura Delehanty Leadership Dr. Shawn Felton, Interim Dean of the Marieb College of Health & Human Services, Florida Gulf Coast University Kathy Mabe, Retired, President, Allstate Distribution Jane Manning, Vice President, Human Resources, Herc Rentals, Inc. Ronald Nordmann, Retired Partner, Deerfield Management

“We could not be prouder to serve our neighbors “ when they need it most. To our volunteers, partners and donors who enable us to keep helping, we say: THANK YOU! Dr. Jim Mahon, Board Chair