Founded by Clara Barton in 1881, the American Red Cross is there when people are in need of help and hope. Congress tasks the Red Cross to povide ways for family members to reach soldiers, airmen, and sailors of American armed forces who are in harm's way. Red Cross trucks offering food and shelter arrive on the scene of disasters both neighborhood and international. Spearheaded by Commodore Wilbert E Longfellow in 1914, millions of people have learned to swim through American Red Cross Programs. In the 1940s, they developed the first nation-wide civilian blood donation program. Visit redcross.org to learn more about the services and training provided by the American Red Cross.

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