Annual meeting
Open House
Local Red Cross Club news
Local Aids Support
Gift Shop News
Local Golf Tournament

The Anderson County Chapter's Annual meeting is planned for July 23rd

Please call or email the office for more details.

Anderson County's Celebration include's an Open House and Open-air Concert

"The Red Cross is about saving lives," said Dianna Claiborne, Chapter Manager. "We help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. Last year that included responding to 16 local house fires. The Chapter equipped over 800 people to prevent and respond to personal and natural emergencies with disaster preparedness, CPR, first aid, water safety, and lifeguard training." This year, we have already responded to 26 house fires because we now cover Freestone County for disaster services as well. We have grown from approximately 130 volunteers to well over 200 partially due to addition of Freestone County but also because of new American Red Cross Clubs organized in the local school districts.click here for ARC Clubs Picture page

The Chapter has also expanded the Health and Safety Training Program by training more instructors, especially in the area of safety in industry. The Workplace Training Program is very effective and is an informative tool now available for local industry to utilize. The topics covered in the Workplace Training Program include: CPR/First Aid, Preventing Back Injuries, Preventing Disease Transmission, and HIV/Aids Prevention and Awareness.

The Anderson County chapter invites area residents to learn about our humanitarian services and to join our community efforts by becoming a volunteer for the local Disaster Team, ARC School Club sponser, CPR/First Aid Instructor, or financial supporter of the Anderson County American Red Cross.

Pictures from the March 3rd Open House, hold mouse over picture for details

First Aid Class

Stone River Blue Grass Band of Jacksonville

Woodsmen of the World rep. Emily Hill presenting Chapter Manager Cianna Claiborne with an American Flag & The American Patriots' Handbook

Each year, the president of the United States, the honorary chair of the American Red Cross, declares March Red Cross Month. The occasion is being marked nationally with the debut of The Humanitarian, the magizine of the American Red Cross Web site, redcross.org, and events hosted by other Red Cross Chapters and offices across the country.

The Anderson County Hot Pepper Parade float entry was manned by students from the Westwood American Red Cross Club.

click here for ARC Clubs Picture page

Supports AIDS Research

The chapter will be selling "Ariel", a Beanie Baby, toy bear in the both gift shops. All profits of TY, Inc., from this product will go to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Foundation for AIDS research.

Elizabeth's husband, Paul Glaser, starred on the show Starskey and Hutch. Paul discovered that Elizabeth, their daughter Ariel and son Jake were all HIV infected. Elizabeth had contracted HIV virus from a blood transfusion; consequently, their children were born with the virus.

Elizabeth passed away in 1994, and Ariel passed away at 5 in 1988.

A drawing that Ariel had sketched and colored when she was 5 inspired the design of the bear.

More about this story at www.pedaids.org

Our Chapter is proud to extend the opportunity for you to support research to fight HIV/AIDS by the purchase of this in Elizabeth and Ariel's memory.

New Gift Shop Opens

Shop raises funds for Red Cross

click here for Hospital & Gift Shop Picture page

An auxiliary Gift Shop has recently opened in the Oak Street Village complex downtown. The sales from this shop plus the hospital gift shop go directly into the local Disaster Relief Fund of the American Red Cross.

The local chapter of American Red Cross wishes to thank the community for it's participation and support of these shops and to the Sunshine Guild volunteers from the East campus and American Red Cross volunteers from the West campus of Palestine Regional Medical Center.

Anderson County American Red Cross

4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament was a Success

The funds raised will provide food, clothing and emergency shelter for disaster victims locally. Businesses and individuals supporting the charity include: Wal-Mart, Pizza Hut, What-A-Burger, Cutslaw Chevrolet, McShan Construction, E. Texas National Bank, Staples and Associates, Elkhart State Bank, V.F.W. post 3907, Ladies Auxicillary post 3907, Grays Drive-In, Warrens Barber Shop, Dairy Queen, Lighthouse Book Store, Daltons Driving Range, and the American Red Cross Gift Shop.

1st place winners were Kevin Beard, Kevin Dodson, Jeff Henderson & Stephen Cooksey

2nd place winners were Gary Denson, Mike Graham, Steve Taylor & Tommy Martin

3rd place winners were Al Myers, Bill Madoux, D.A. Pierson & David Reed

Closest to Hole was D.A. Pierson. Longest Drive was Stephen Cooksey.

1st place team $400, 2nd place team $300, 3rd place team $200

Longest Drive $5 each, Closest-to-the-Pin $5 each

Hole N One contest on all par 3 holes

#16 premium prize $10,000

Ancillary Prizes; #4 Round Trip Airline Tickets for two, #8 Sony View Cam Corder, #11 Callaway Irons

2 Mulligans per player $5 each

Entry fee: $50 a person - $200 a team

Covers entry fee, green fees, cart rental, Contrinental breakfast and lunch

See you at the 2001 5th Annual Charity Golf Tournament