American Red Cross North Carolina

The American Red Cross North Carolina team is ??'sounding the alarm'?? in the name of fire safety! Join our Charlotte Metro Area Chapter, the Charlotte Fire Department , Piedmont Natural Gas , Kidde and other AMAZING community groups and volunteers to install FREE smoke alarms and provide fire safety preparedness tips to families in the Hidden Valley community. Teams will meet at the Charlotte Northeast Seventh-day Adventist Church (827 Tom Hunter Road) on Thurs., March 20th, and install the lifesaving alarms from 9a until 2p. Visit soundthealarm.org/NC and click on 'FIND AN EVENT' to sign up for the next 'Sound the Alarm' event near YOU! #CharlotteFire #PiedmontNaturalGas #Kidde #FireSafety #Preparedness #Safety #Disaster #AmericanRedCross #RedCrossNC #RedCross #Charlotte #NC

If you successfully give blood, platelets or plasma in March, check your donation history in the Blood Donor App or the donor portal at RedCrossBlood.org 1-2 weeks after your donation to see the result of your A1C testing (diabetes screen)! Info: https://lnkd.in/gAymuP36

Save lives AND empower your health! ?? ?? In March, the Red Cross is performing FREE A1C testing (commonly used to screen for prediabetes & diabetes) on successful blood donations. ?? Roll up your sleeves TOMORROW at the 16th Annual ‘49ers for Life’ blood drive, 9a-3p, at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Popp Martin Student Union on campus! ?? All presenting blood donors will receive this year's signature ‘49ers for Life’ T-shirt; PLUS those who donate blood in March get a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card by email. https://lnkd.in/gAymuP36 Show your true 49ers spirit and make a lifesaving blood or platelet donation by visiting RedCrossBlood.org w/ sponsor code ‘49ers4Life’ or calling 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767)!

This week, the Town of Chapel Hill, NC made a proclamation, publicly acknowledging and recognizing March as Red Cross Month. ?? Thank you so much!

WHY ARE PLATELETS SO IMPORTANT? For millions of Americans they are essential to fighting cancer, chronic diseases & traumatic injuries. But we need your help - this week more donors are needed to meet patient needs! Learn more about platelet donation at https://lnkd.in/gmg7NbDa

On Tuesday, our team went into the Chester, SC community to make homes safer by installing smoke alarms! In total, we installed 113 alarms, making 31 homes made safer for 73 residents! Learn how you can help make your community safer at redcross.org/SoundTheAlarm

Smoke alarms save lives! The Red Cross is providing free smoke alarms and installing them for FREE for anyone who is in need. Thank you to WXII 12 Triad CW for showcasing our work and how it’s impacting lives. https://lnkd.in/eu3XTwP6 Get your free smoke alarm at redcross.org/soundthealarm

Q: If the Red Cross is testing A1C levels, should I fast when I come to give blood in March? A: The A1C test (diabetes screen) doesn't require fasting to measure your average blood sugar over the past 3 months. Please eat a nutritious meal before giving! https://lnkd.in/gAymuP36

Shout out to our team of Red Crossers in Fort Mill, SC partnering up with the Riverview Fire Department last week to make our community safer! It's all part of our Sound the Alarm Initiative to install smoke alarms in homes. Learn more at redcross.org/soundthealarm

#MeetTheIntern Makayla Sneed Makayla is a corporate management Intern for The American Red Cross of North Carolina. She is working on the Greater Triangle Area Chapter’s Light the Town Red for Red Cross Month! This initiative will help spread awareness about the chapter, and the Red Cross, and show appreciation for our volunteers. This internship will help Makayla enhance critical professional skills including public speaking, engaging stakeholders, and disaster preparedness planning. Makayla is a senior at #ECU from and from Clayton, NC. She is graduating this May! She is studying public health with a concentration in community health. She chose this field because she wants to make healthcare accessible to everyone and is hoping to pursue a career in epidemiology and global health with a focus on lowering the maternal morality rate for women of color. She also hopes to develop a program for individuals with disabilities to help them develop critical life skills via a structured support system so that they can live independently upon reaching adulthood. A fun fact about Makayla is she loves to travel, paint, and collect vinyl records. #GoPirates