AMERICAN RED CROSS

Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning in Florida’s Big Bend region. The Category 3 storm brought strong winds and dangerous storm surge. Mudit Rungtha, a volunteer with the American Red Cross in Connecticut, was on the ground ready to help with emergency relief efforts. On Wednesday he was in Lake City, Florida to begin a 14-day deployment. “No recovery or…

Give a patient in need the opportunity to celebrate new beginnings by donating blood at our annual NBC Connecticut, Telemundo Connecticut, and Hartford Yard Goats New Years’ Blood Drive in partnership with the American Red Cross.

In the new year, make a resolution that can help save a life. Give a patient in need the opportunity to celebrate new beginnings by donating blood at our annual NBC Connecticut, Telemundo Connecticut, and Hartford Yard Goats New Years’ Blood Drive in partnership with the American Red Cross. Join us on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, from 9 a.m. to…

Volunteers with the American Red Cross traveled from Connecticut to Florida’s Gulf Coast to provide relief and support after Hurricane Ian. Gary Liseo, a volunteer from Bristol, felt the call to help at just 28-years-old. “I like helping people and when I heard that the hurricane was going on and people needed help, I just thought, OK, let’s get...

Several Red Cross volunteers from Connecticut are in Florida to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Gary Liseo, a volunteer from Bristol, shared his experience.

NBC & Telemundo Connecticut are joining forces with the American Red Cross to support the thousands of families affected by Hurricane Ian. Your donation can help the American Red Cross provide meals and shelter and bring hope to many people impacted by this unfortunate event. Your support is critical, and we can’t do it without you. Donate today, go...

It was a two day drive for American Red Cross volunteers from Connecticut. On Saturday afternoon, they arrived at a staging area in Orlando, Florida with the aim of making sure victims from Hurricane Ian get needed food and water.

It was a two day drive for American Red Cross volunteers from Connecticut. On Saturday afternoon, they arrived at a staging area in Orlando, Florida with the aim of making sure victims from Hurricane Ian get needed food and water. “I’m looking forward to serving food daily. This is why we train. This is why we rest up,” American...

There is an urgent need for blood donations in the wake of Hurricane Ian. The American Red Cross is one organization asking people to donate blood. “It’s important to keep the flow of blood going in the directions that it’s needed,” said Richard Branigan with American Red Cross of Connecticut. The American Red Cross has already sent several hundred...

Deploying help to a devastated state – Connecticut Red Cross volunteers are driving to Florida to help with the response from Hurricane Ian.

Deploying help to a devastated state – Connecticut Red Cross volunteers are driving to Florida to help with the response from Hurricane Ian. They’re part of the more than 25 volunteers from the Northeast assisting with the relief efforts. Longtime volunteer Joe Apicelli said their aim is to help feed people who are sheltering from the storm. The drive will…

As many as 20 Red Cross volunteers from Connecticut will be in Florida over the coming days to help those hit hardest by Hurricane Ian.

Connecticut volunteers are helping with Hurricane Ian relief efforts in Florida. The Connecticut and Rhode Island region of the American Red Cross is sending more than 20 volunteers who will join over 500 volunteers from across the country assisting with hurricane response. “It is a need. When I see persons hurting, my natural instinct is to want to help them,”…

Red Cross Volunteer Denise Martinez, of Waterbury, is on standby to head down to the areas of Florida hardest hit by Hurricane Ian.

Puerto Rico continues disaster relief efforts after the devastation of Hurricane Fiona. Dr. Brenda Rivera-Garcia, a senior director of Latin American and Caribbean programs for Americares, describes this storm throwing another wrench at prior recovery efforts. As Connecticut family members and friends still try to get in touch with loved ones in Puerto Rico, local community groups are on the…

The American Red Cross said they’ve seen fewer donors since the beginning of the pandemic and they’re hoping more people will come participate in blood drives as we approach summer. “Generally in the summer time, we do see a drop in blood donations and that’s because children might be out of school, people are focused on vacations,” an American...

The American Red Cross says their blood supply is in a very vulnerable state and is urging those who can donate to do so.

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