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__ “The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in Washington, DC on May 21, 1881.” __ Clara Barton was head of the Red Cross for 23 years. The American Red Cross was started during the Civil War. The International Red Cross was originally found in Switzerland in 1863, but Barton lobbied hard for the American version. After the civil war the American Red Cross the main purpose of it was to help the veterans get better from being sick. 2. __“The public contributed about $400 million in funds.”3. “There were about 104,000 nurses that were in the military service.”__ The American Red Cross is where people mobilize to help out there neighbors. The American Red Cross is a volunteer-led foundation. In the American Red Cross there are different kinds of things you can do besides giving blood. You can do training for babysitting, CPR, AED Awareness, Red Cross Emergency kits, Swimming safety, and Flu education. The American Red Cross is celebrated every year in March. President Franklin Roosevelt issued the proclamation in the year of 1943. Clara Barton was the president of the American Red Cross. The American Red Cross supplies around 44% of the donated blood. Every year the Red Cross invests $25 million in research activities. American Red Cross has about 100 million volunteers. The American Red Cross helps out Haiti in 2010 by initially using $1 million for relief victims in Haiti. 4. “__March 1, 1999, the American Red Cross became the first U.S. blood banking organization to a Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) study.”__ 5. “__Clara Barton led the American Red Cross for 23 years.”__ The American Red Cross was the largest volunteer in America. The American Red Cross is a disaster relief program that helps families recover from hurricanes, tornadoes, and other things that happen. The Red Cross also feeds emergency workers of other agencies. Also the American Red Cross provides educational, monetary and medical supplies to help prepare people. They are open 24 hours a day 365 days a year and they also provide shelter and food for people that need help. After World War II, the American Red Cross established a civilian blood collection service in 1948. After the war, the Red Cross was focusing on the service of the veterans and enhanced the programs in safety training, accident prevention, home care for the sick and nutrition education. 1. [] 2. [] 3. [] 4. []  5. [] 6. []
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