American Red Cross Fond du Lac County Chapter FAQ's
By the Numbers...Who we help and how many
The Fond du Lac Red Cross provides many services to the people who live within Fond du Lac County.
In 2007 it was busy…..
Disaster Services
• Provided assistance to 19 Fond du Lac County families affected by the disastrous effects of house fires.• Gave out $8,676 in financial assistance to local individuals after disasters (all disaster assistance is a free to those who qualify).
• Deployed 5 FDL area volunteers that assisted with tornadoes, flooding and winter storms in Kansas, fires in California, and flooding in Minnesota.
• Presented disaster preparedness lectures to over 1,000 individuals in the Fond du Lac County Community (presentations given to schools, businesses, libraries, senior groups).
Health & Safety Services
• Trained 3,360 members of the community in CPR and First Aid skills.
• Allowed 2,005 children learned how to swim safely through
Red Cross Water Safety Courses.• Taught 242 youth how to be responsible child caregivers through
Red Cross Babysitter trainings.Blood Services
• Have held 54 blood drives in the Fond du Lac County community.
• Collected 2,767 total units of blood.
Military Services
• Have facilitated communication of messages about important events to 41 armed forces members.