American Red Cross Serving King & Kitsap Counties

The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers that provides relief to victims of disaster and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

Description:
Our local chapter has over 1800 volunteers who committed more than 110,000 hours of their time last year. Volunteers respond to disasters, speak to community groups and schools, teach health and safety classes, develop youth leadership skills, provide interpretation and translation services, and much more. The training and support volunteers receive on a regular basis allows them to be successful in every Red Cross program. Volunteers are providing front line services to your community 365 days a year. It all starts with you!

History:
The International Red Cross movement began in Switzerland in 1862 with the International Committee of the Red Cross. Ms. Clara Barton introduced the Movement to America in 1881 and in 1898 the Seattle-King County Chapter was established. We serve the entire King and Kitsap County population of over 1,969,000 people, responding to an emergency on an average of every 27 hours.

Contact people:

Britt Bloom, Supervisor, (email) James Bluher, (email)

Office fax number: (206) 720-5391

Address:

P.O. Box 3097, 1900 25th Ave S Seattle, WA 98114-3097

Web Site: http://www.seattleredcross.org

Directions:

For directions call the Directions line at (206)323-2345 ext#2506.

Last updated on October 12, 2009