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Northwest Louisiana American Red Cross Receives Honor The Northwest Louisiana Chapter of the American Red Cross recently became the first Red Cross chapter in Louisiana to ever receive a “Highly Performing Chapter” ranking by the National Red Cross organization. A Highly Performing Chapter rating is based on performance in 23 standards of excellence and reflects the commitment and hard work of everyone at the chapter in carrying out the mission of the American Red Cross at the highest level. The chapter was recognized on March 28th in Baltimore, Maryland at the American Red Cross National Convention. This achievement would not have been possible without the small, but dedicated paid staff, a strong Board of Directors and the hundreds of volunteers who give their time, energy and heart to help provide the services of the Red Cross. In order to receive this honor, the Northwest Louisiana Chapter had to demonstrate excellence in several areas, including: provision of timely and quality response to disasters within our jurisdiction, ensuring our service men and women, as well as their families, have 24 hour access to our Armed Forces Emergency Services, and increasing the number of individuals reached with lifesaving training, such as CPR and First Aid. The Northwest Louisiana Chapter covers a ten parish area (south to Many & Natchitoches parishes and east to Lincoln parish). American Red Cross Offers Recipe Book for Home Gourmet Chefs Great Last Minute Gift – Just $10 The Northwest Louisiana Chapter of the American Red Cross is offering a special gift perfect for people who enjoy gourmet cooking. The Red Cross has put together a CD of all of the recipes from the past 10 years of the Culinary Classic. This CD, which is 430+ pages of high-end competition-quality food from top chefs, is available now for just $10, plus shipping. The Culinary Classic is a competition of top chefs from across the Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and even visiting chefs from places like New York. The recipes are sure to please the chef who wants to try more complex and creative dishes and presentations. The categories include: Soups, Salads, Meats, Poultry, Seafood, Wild Game, Desserts and Breads. The recipes include award-winning dishes from the past Culinary Classics. All proceeds from this recipe CD will go to support local programs and services of the Northwest Louisiana American Red Cross, including disaster services, services to military families and health and safety services (such as flu shots, Health Fairs and CPR/ First Aid training). For more information, please call the American Red Cross at (318) 865-9545. Together We Prepare
Louisiana Together
We Prepare is the American Red Cross initiative designed to
get everyone in our community involved in making this a safer
place for all of us. One of the ways YOU can help is by taking
at least one of these steps. 1)
Make A Plan. Design a Family Disaster Plan. You can find more about
this in the Safety Tips part of our website. The Family Disaster
Plan focuses on both families and individuals and will teach
you how to help keep everyone safe in the event of a disaster.
2)
Build a Kit. Assemble a Disaster Supply Kit. This kit will contain
items that people may need if a) confined to their homes for
an extended period of time (such as after a flood) or b) they
are told to evacuate on short notice. 3)
Get Trained. Get First Aid, CPR and AED training.
If you have a home pool, getting Lifeguard or WSI training
might also be a good idea. And attend Community Disaster Education
presentations. For more information on all of these, visit our
Community Courses section or call (318) 865-9545. 4)
Volunteer. Give of your time through volunteering.
For
more information, call the Northwest Louisiana Chapter of
the American Red Cross at (318) 865-9545 or visit the Together We Prepare Louisiana
website.
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