Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — March is Red Cross Month, which serves as a national reminder to volunteer and donate blood as the organization honors its volunteers.
Rochester, N.Y. — March is Red Cross Month, which serves as a national reminder to volunteer and donate blood as the organization honors its volunteers.
"Holiday season, winter months typically, we see a downfall," said Michael Tedesco, the regional communications director for the Western New York Region of the American Red Cross. "So, rough flu season, another uptick in COVID, all kind of exacerbated that. Thankfully, a lot of people responded to the messaging we got out. We're in a much better place now."of the nation's blood supply comes from the Red Cross, according to the organization.
"In 1881 in May, the very first Red Cross chapter was established here in Dansville, just a stone’s throw from Rochester," said Tedesco. "Clara Barton started to envision the Red Cross from her service on the battlefields of the Civil War. She traveled to Europe and saw the formation of the Red Cross internationally and brought that concept back to the U.S."
It also provides a variety of other services, including disaster relief, military support, swim lessons, CPR training, and more.
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