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Your Gifts at Work

Your donations and American Red Cross volunteers have made Ventura County a safer place to live.

This past fiscal year, the American Red Cross of Ventura County:

• Responded to more than 56 single family homes or apartment fires.

• Trained 17,597 individuals in lifesaving skills such as CPR and First Aid.

• Empowered people with the skills and confidence to be ready for disasters and life’s emergencies by training 5,755 individuals, including schools and businesses, in community disaster education.

• Supported 4,440 military personnel and their families when they deployed or returned from active duty.

• Enabled 1,192 volunteers from throughout Ventura County to provide services.

These are just some of the ways your gifts are put to work through your American Red Cross.

Financial donations may be sent to PO Box 608, Camarillo CA 93011

American Red Cross of Ventura County, www.arcventura.org, (805) 339-2234

Thanks for Giving!

Your donation • Your Community • Your American Red Cross

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