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Contributors Help American Red Cross Provide Services to Military Members and Their Families
Despite an end to major combat in Iraq, American Red Cross support of U.S. troops and their families continues. For American service members, the Red Cross is a lifeline, assisting more than 1,100 military families daily with urgent messages regarding a serious illness, death of a loved one or the joyous birth of a child. In addition to keeping families connected, American Red Cross workers in the states as well as those who are deployed, living and working alongside U.S. troops, provide other assistance and comfort as well.
Major Gifts Provide Funds to Assist American Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency Services
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Lilly Endowment, Inc. — Contributed $5 million to help the American Red Cross deploy staff to areas of conflict and provide emergency communication services, access to financial assistance, counseling, veterans’ assistance and more to the men and women serving in and around Iraq, including national guardsmen and reservists.
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The USAA Foundation, a Charitable Trust, made a donation of $100,000 in support of Armed Forces Emergency Services (AFES). $75,000 was directed to the American Red Cross national headquarters for national and global AFES programs. $25,000 was directed to the San Antonio Area Chapter to benefit the local military community that has been hard-hit by deployments and activation in recent months.
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