The American Red Cross Indiana Region serves over 6.9 million people in 104 counties across Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and Ohio through a network of five chapters: Greater Indianapolis, Northeast Indiana, Northwest Indiana, Southeast Indiana and Southwest Indiana. We’re in our local communities every day, helping people prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.
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It’s a cold January day in Highland, Indiana, but Cheryl Bennett is still smiling and greeting blood donors as they walk through the door at the Great Chicago Blood Drive. Cheryl is volunteering alongside her Delta Sigma Theta sorority sisters, ensuring donors have a smooth and positive experience at the blood drive. As generous bloodContinue reading "“If you didn’t know me, you wouldn’t know I had it.”"
In 2024, I saw the beauty of the Red Cross mission shine through peers and volunteers who answered the call to help those impacted by disasters. A week after my birthday in October, I was assigned to the Red Cross Hurricane Helene Relief Operation in the Carolinas. Soon after, I headed down to Greenville, SouthContinue reading "The Impact of Deployment: Loida Rodriguez’s Deployment Experience"
Pamela Barnett is on a mission. She is committed to donating 10 units of blood in honor of her late husband, Thomas Barnett, who passed away in July 2022. Pamela says Tom was a blood donor for many years, until he was diagnosed with a type of cancer and was no longer eligible to giveContinue reading "Honoring her Late Husband Through Blood Donations"