Comfort Days Campaign to Support Local Red Cross Emergency Services
Tuesday, November 24, 2009(Detroit) - The American Red Cross, Southeastern Michigan Chapter’s Comfort Days campaign kicked off today to support the chapter’s local Emergency Services efforts. The Southeastern Michigan Chapter is seeking financial donations and trial-sized toiletry items to provide comfort and support to victims of home and apartment fires, as well as members of the military.
The comfort kit items are needed because the Southeastern Michigan Chapter responds to an average of five local home fires a day, providing emergency food, clothing, shelter and toiletry items to the families whose lives have been so disrupted. The Chapter also provides immediate support and assistance to Michigan military personnel, veterans and their families.
Organizations such as businesses, places of worship and schools can organize comfort kit drives. People can register their organization by going online at www.semredcross.org/comfort-days and filling out the form. The organization will then receive a kit that will have all the materials needed to hold a Comfort Days campaign. People can also call 313-833-2664 for more information.
Comfort Kit items being collected are trial-sized shampoo, soap, lotion, washcloth, tissue, toothpaste, toothbrush, a pair of white socks, deodorant, razor and shaving cream.
Individuals are also invited to participate by going to the website link and donating money, or collecting trial-sized toiletries of their own and from family and friends. The Red Cross campaign runs through January 16.
The Comfort Days kick-off event was held at Barton Malow, where the staff kicked off their own in-house campaign by donating toiletry items and cash. The campaign is being sponsored by Barton Malow, Fox 2 News, 106.7 the Beat of Detroit, and WWJ-950 AM.
After the Comfort Days program ends, the Red Cross will contact participating organizations to set up their pick-up time, which will be the week of January 18-22. Those individuals donating their own items can call the Southeastern Michigan Chapter at 313-833-2649 to schedule a drop-off time.
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About the American Red Cross, Southeastern Michigan Chapter
The American Red Cross, Southeastern Michigan Chapter, is a non-profit humanitarian organization that turns caring into action by providing three core services for residents in southeast Michigan: relief to disaster victims, emergency aid to active and retired military personnel and their families, and the knowledge and skills to prevent, prepare for and respond to emergency situations. We are volunteer-driven and reflect the diversity of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. To learn more, log on to www.semredcross.org or follow our blog at www.semtourofduty.org.
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