Friend, here are a few of my favorite things

We have so much more to achieve together, before this year ends. Having trouble viewing this message? Click Here Dear Friend, Were quickly approaching the final days of 2018, and Im looking back on this year in awe. While there are moments where I wish I could have done more to help others, I am incredibly proud of everything weve been able to do together. And while this is a time of celebration for many of us, we cant afford to slow down nowthere are still families out there who are counting on our help. Can we count on your gift today to help those in need? Its not hard to see where those donations go. Ive put together a short list of some of my favorite things that we achieved with your support this year: This past summer, helping children with cancer and other devastating diseases motivated more than 320,000 new and former blood donors to roll up a sleeve and help save lives during our #MissingTypes movement. Making homes and communities safer by installing 122,259 smoke alarms during our first Sound the Alarm campaign. Distributing more than 2.2 million disaster relief items to families recovering from the wildfires, hurricanes and other disasters Serving more than 28,678 families and community members with funds raised during our Giving Day in March. Donate now to help more families These are just a handful of my personal favoritesits hard to measure the full impact our community has made. But that impact can be felt in a multitude of ways: in the hugs given by our volunteers at our shelters, in the smile of a child snuggling in a warm blanket, in the eyes of a mother who knows her family will have the support they need after a disaster. Friend, there is little time left to make an impact in 2018 and it is so critical that we can count on you now. Your gift today will generate that important impact for those facing dark times. Make your year-end donation now, before its too late. DONATE NOW Friend, the humanitarian needs we support will be just as important in 2019, but I know well be able to meet them and help communities face any disaster with a way forward because of friends like you. With gratitude, Lauri RhinehartVP, Humanitarian ServicesAmerican Red Cross Subscribe | Contact Us | Privacy Policy Staying in touch via the American Red Cross email list is the best way we have of keeping in regular contact with supporters like you, letting you know about how you can protect yourself and your loved ones from disasters and other emergencies, and how you can support our life-saving work. Click here to unsubscribe from our list, but please know that if you leave, it will be harder for you to stay involved with the Red Cross and continue the work of which youve been such a critical part. It is only because of supporters like you that the Red Cross is able to respond when a disaster strikes or a home is impacted by fire, when someone needs CPR or a lifesaving blood transfusion, or when a family needs to contact a deployed service member in an emergency. And we dont want to lose you! Thanks for your support! 2018 American Red Cross | 431 18th Street NW Washington DC 20006 Donate by phone: 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) | Donate by Mail A gift of any size supports all of the urgent humanitarian needs of the American Red Cross. An average of 91 cents of every dollar the American Red Cross spends is invested in humanitarian services and programs.