Humanitarian organization led by volunteers & guided by its congressional charter & the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disasters & help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.

Description:
The American Red Cross is an organization that relies heavily on support from volunteers to carry out the mission of helping others. Volunteers are the Life Blood of the organization. We are extremely diverse and have many volunteer opportunities ranging from disaster response to teaching classes to working one on one with others or participating at special events.

Contact people:

Robert Duld, Volunteer Coord, (phone), (email) John Hughes, Executive Director, (phone), (email)

Address:

2200 Avenue A Bethlehem, PA 18017 (See a map)

Miscellaneous Information

Here are our special events...
	Beach Bash & Splash at Cabaret & Cuisine 2009 sch'd for April 17, 2009, 6:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. at Holiday Inn Conference Ctr, Fogelsville. Sponsorships available. 1st Annual Tune-up Red Cross Charity Golf Tournament at Blue Ridge Country Club on May 15, 2009 noon - Shotgun Scramble. Red Cross seeks 600 Volunteers for 2009 U.S. Women's Open Championship July 6 - 12, 2009 at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem. For information, go to www.redcrosslv.org, send an e-mail to usopenvolunteers@usa.redcross.org or call 610-332-1589.
Number of clients/community members we serve in a year...
	46000
Number of volunteers utilized in a year...
	1500