Stephanie Ludwig Mrs. Rowe English 12A 14 November 201 Ameri!an Red "ross #he Ameri!

an Red "ross$ also %nown as the Ameri!an National Red "ross$ is a humanitarian organi&ation that provides emergen!' assistan!e$ disaster relie( and edu!ation inside the )nited States. *t is the designated ).S. a((iliate o( the *nternational +ederation o( the Red "ross and "resent So!ieties,Ameri!an n.pg.-.#he Ameri!an Red "ross was (ounded to assist with war e((orts and has sin!e then evolved to help during disasters and in lo!al !ommunities. #oda'$ in addition to domesti! disaster relie($ the Ameri!an Red "ross o((ers servi!es in (ive other areas. !ommunit' servi!es that help the need'/ !ommuni!ations servi!es and !om(ort (or militar' members and their (amil' members/ the !olle!tion$ pro!essing and distribution o( blood and blood produ!ts/ edu!ational programs on preparedness$ health$ and sa(et'/ and international relie( and development programs,Morrow-. *ssued a !orporate !hapter b' the )nited States "ongress under #itle 0 o( the )nited States "ode$ Se!tion 001$ the Ameri!an National Red "ross is governed b' volunteers and supported b' !ommunit' donations$ in!ome (rom health and sa(et' training and produ!ts$ and in!ome (rom blood produ!ts,1i%i-. #he Ameri!an Red "ross has its main head2uarters in 1ashington$ 3.". #he "hairman o( the 4oard o( 5overnors$ serving her se!ond three6'ear term$ is 4onnie M!Elveen67unter. #he !urrent 8resident and "hie( E9e!utive :((i!er is 5ail ;. M!5overn,Ameri!an n.pg-. "lara 4arton was born in 1<21 and had been a s!hooltea!her$ a !ler% in the ).S. 8atent :((i!e$ and had earned the ni!%name =Angel o( the 4attle(ield= during the "ivil 1ar. She (ounded the Ameri!an Red "ross in 1<<1,Ameri!an n.pg-. 4arton>s e9perien!es o( !olle!ting and distributing supplies to soldiers during the "ivil 1ar$ as well as wor%ing as a nurse on battle(ields$ made her a

!hampion (or the rights o( wounded soldiers,About-. She was in Europe in 1<?0 when the +ran!o6 8russian 1ar bro%e out$ and she went behind the 5erman lines to wor% (or the *nternational Red "ross,About-. *n 1<? $ she !ame ba!% to the )nited States$ and (our 'ears later she organi&ed an Ameri!an bran!h o( the *nternational Red "ross. #he Ameri!an Red "ross re!eived its (irst ).S. (ederal !harter in 1@00. 4arton was the leader o( the organi&ation and she died in 1@12. #he Red "ross$ a stri!tl' neutral and impartial worldwide organi&ation is dedi!ated to humanitarian interests in general and to alleviating human su((ering in parti!ular$ is !omposed o( three basi! elements,"ommittee-. A(ter the war$ the Red "ross (o!used on servi!e to veterans and enhan!ed our programs in sa(et' training$ a!!ident prevention$ home !are (or the si!%$ and nutrition edu!ation,+ounded n.pg-. *t also provided relie( (or vi!tims o( su!h maAor disasters as the Mississippi River (loods in 1@2? and severe drought and the 3epression during the 1@ 0s.