MAKE  CHARITABLE  DONATIONS  TO  THE  RED  CROSS  THROUGH  AMAZON  PROGRAM

As part of a collaboration with Amazon payments, people will now be able to make charitable donations to the Red Cross via the Amazon Payments program. Amazon customers make donations to the Red Cross and several other charities quickly and securely using their Amazon account username, password, and pre-established payment preferences stored in their Amazon accounts. Giving is easy with Amazon Payments. Visit  http://www.amazon.com/b/?&node=2224407011.

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CLARA  BARTON  SOCIETY  (CBS)

The Clara Barton Society was formed to create a cohesive and consistent major donor individual giving program for the Red Cross across the country, raise more money from individuals and families, engage community leaders as Red Cross fundraising volunteers, and engage donors through relationship-based fundraising best practices. Members give an annual total of $1000 or more to support the Red Cross mission. Contact Jenine Daly at 205-758-3608, jenine.daly@redcrossal.org or Oscar Barnes, 205-758-3608, oscar.barnes@redcrossal.org   for more information.

                                                      

CHANGE  A  LIFE......BECOME  A  CHAMPION...........

                HELP.    SUSTAIN.    HOPE.

Red Cross Champions are a special group of monthly supporters who put their need to give into action by helping people in crisis. They see the Red Cross at its core--ordinary people who want to be there for their neighbors when an emergency strikes, whether it is a hurricane or a heart attack.

By becoming a Red Cross Champion, you will help your neighbors--next door, across the country, and around the world--and ensure the Red Cross has the resources, talent and ability it takes every day to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to life's emergencies.

Your impact as a Red Cross Champion will be constant and unforgettable in it's life-changing power. Because at the heart of the Red Cross is what lives in the hearts of all champions: The desire to help change the life of another and in the process, change your own.

Champions giving is easy and convenient. Each month, your gift will be automatically deducted from your credit card and we will send an electronic receipt for your records. The power of your Champions support provides a lasting impact that you will see throughout the year.

Become a Red Cross Champion today and change a life, starting with your own.

Please contact   Jenine Daly, jenine.daly@redcrossal.org,   or Oscar Barnes,  oscar.barnes@redcrossal.org, 

                                  at 205-758-3608.  Thank you!

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CHANGE  A  LIFE

      "Change a Life" shows how all of our lives are connected through the Red Cross.   Maybe one person receives lifesaving blood from someone they never met.  Another person's financial contribution provides shelter during a storm for a family they may have not met, but to whom their generosity means everything.  Another person learns CPR hoping they would never need to use it, but the training means they can help a stranger who immediately and unexpectedly needs resuscitation.  The campaign shows how the Red Cross is a way to help others, and by doing so, has a profound effect on the person who provides the help as well.  This message is summed up in ......"Support the Red Cross and Change a Life, starting with your own." 

                                                

 DONATE  NOW                       

 The Red Cross has a long history of assisting those in need during times of disaster, collecting blood donations,

teaching first aid and lifesaving, and keeping American troops in touch with loved ones at home.  Whether

supported through an outright gift or a life income gift, all Red Cross programs and services are made possible

through generosity and commitment of people like you!  A gift to the Red Cross helps to ensure the future of

the services and programs we provide and may further your financial and estate planning goals.

The Red Cross is an independent, not-for-profit volunteer organization that primarily relies on people like you for

support.  Your time, money, and blood donations make what we do possible.  In addition to seeking individual

donations, many Red Cross chapters raise funds in cooperation with their local United Way.  A small percentage

of the Red Cross funding also comes from corporations, foundations, and government contracts or grants.

The services provided  by the West Alabama Chapter of the American Red Cross are entirely dependent upon

the generosity of the residents of our seven county service area.

THERE  ARE  MANY  WAYS  YOU  CAN  HELP  YOUR  NEIGHBORS  IN  WEST  ALABAMA:

  • VOLUNTEER  your time and talents;
  • SEND A GIFT  "in honor of"  or  "in memory of" a friend or loved one;
  • Inquire within your corporation about charitable contributions, corporate sponsorships, and matching gifts;
  • Include a BEQUEST  for the West Alabama Red Cross in your will.

WAYS TO DONATE:

  • Online
  • A monthly gift online (Red Cross Champions)
  • Through Google checkout
  • By phone
  • By mail
  • Stock
  • Through planned giving
  • By wire transfer
  • Mutual funds
  • In-kind products
  • Spare change
  • Through rewards programs
  • By instant messaging
  • By raising funds for disaster
  • Matching gifts

AN  IMPORTANT  GIVING  OPPORTUNITY  HAS  BEEN  EXTENDED  FOR  DONORS  WHO  WISH  TO  USE  THEIR  INDIVIDUAL  RETIREMENT  ACCOUNTS (IRA)  TO  MAKE  A  GIFT  TO  THE  RED  CROSS.  RECENTLY  PASSED  LEGISLATION  MAKES  IT  POSSIBLE  FOR  DONORS  AGE  70 1/2  and  OLDER  TO  HAVE  THE  ADMINISTRATOR  OF  THEIR  IRA  TRANSFER  UP  TO  $100,000  TO  THE  RED  CROSS,  WHICH  WILL NOT  BE  INCLUDED  IN  TAXABLE  INCOME.

        CONTACT  OSCAR  BARNES, EXECUTIVE  DIRECTOR

                       205-758-3608,     oscar.barnes@redcrossal.org