[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4837]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OF 
                       NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 24, 2017

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the American Red 
Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania which celebrates 100 years of 
service on March 23, 2017. Northeastern Pennsylvanians have a long 
history of helping our neighbors in need. For the past 100 years, the 
American Red Cross has been there for the residents of Northeastern 
Pennsylvania.
  Founded in 1917, the Red Cross chapters across Northeastern 
Pennsylvania have been there through wars, epidemics, coal mine 
accidents, fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and more. Red Cross 
volunteers and donors have given of their time and resources to help 
community members.
  Members of the Red Cross help families find shelter after a home 
fire. They give blood to help trauma victims and cancer patients. They 
deliver comfort items to military members in the hospital. They use 
their lifesaving skills to save someone from a heart attack, drowning, 
or choking. Red Cross volunteers have responded to 130 disasters in 
Northeastern Pennsylvania. They've supported more than 200 families in 
a time of crisis, some who had lost everything they owned. Direct 
financial assistance was given to some 535 residents.
  The Red Cross is committed to make our communities safer. Volunteers 
installed more than 4,000 smoke alarms in Northeastern Pennsylvania 
homes and trained nearly 3,700 children to deal with emergency 
situations. Another 10,000 adults were trained to perform life-saving 
techniques such as First Aid and CPR. The Red Cross of Northeastern 
Pennsylvania has delivered 365 various services to our military 
members, veterans, and their families through its Services to Armed 
Forces Program.
  I am grateful to all those who support the American Red Cross mission 
of preventing and alleviating human suffering in the face of 
emergencies. It is an honor to recognize them for their century of 
service. May they continue to fulfill their humanitarian mission.

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