Red Cross

The best way to avoid problems is to be prepared for them.

The Red Cross says as many as 20 relief workers from Minnesota have been deployed to the southeast United States in advance of Hurricane Irma's arrival. The organization says it's a massive effort to prepare for the most powerful Atlantic Ocean storm ever recorded.

Join Avon Community Church next Monday, August 7th for a Red Cross Blood Drive!

The Red Cross is asking you to help with their recovery effort from Superstorm Sandy. Spokeswoman Megan Mrozek says this is going to be one of their biggest recovery efforts they've had in several years.

It’s something we face every year around this time…the beginning of the summer Red Cross blood supply shortage. We all get busy with our summer events and vacations. But to help keep our nation’s blood supply from dipping to emergency levels, we ask that you take some time this Monday to give blood...