Southeast Chapter
American Red Cross Southeast Chapter serves communities across the following counties: Dodge, Washington, Ozaukee, Waukesha, Milwaukee, Walworth, Racine and Kenosha.
Toll-free: 800-236-8680
Phone: 414-342-8680, or 800-236-8680
The Red Cross is here for you. Please call us at 800-236-8680.
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Blood that is donated through the American Red Cross helps patients of all ages including cancer and sickle cell patients, trauma and burn patients, and patients with chronic diseases. Take a look at our eligibility requirements and schedule an appointment to give blood today. A one-time blood donation can save more than one life!
The American Red Cross provides help for members of the military, veterans, and their families to prepare for, cope with and respond to the challenges of military service. Learn how our nonprofit helps active military members and veterans in Wisconsin.
The American Red Cross offers a selection of classes where you can learn and become certified in various lifesaving skills. Our nonprofit near you has both online and in-person options for CPR certification and CPR classes, first aid and water safety training, and child care training.
It’s easy to get involved with the Red Cross in Wisconsin. Local opportunities include becoming a trained disaster relief response volunteer helping people affected by home fires; supporting trauma, cancer, and other patients in need by donating blood, platelet, and plasma at our area blood drives; and learning CPR, First AID, and other lifesaving skills that will prepare you to respond to emergencies.
The best way to provide immediate relief to your neighbors facing emergency situations is through a monetary donation. Our disaster assistance programs rely heavily on the generous financial support of citizens in the Wisconsin region. Even if you only have a few dollars to spare, your donation to American Red Cross disaster relief will make a significant difference in the lives of those facing disasters. Make a one-time donation today either online, by phone, or by mail, or set up a recurring monthly donation to make an even bigger difference.
The humanitarian work that we do at American Red Cross would not be possible without our volunteers. We have a variety of disaster relief volunteer opportunities available, as well as potential positions focused on facility management, health and safety, service to the Armed Forces, and professional specialties like photography, IT, and more. Check out our current volunteer opportunities near you!
Host a charity stream by playing your favorite video games while raising life-saving funds to help those in need. You can also fundraise your way by energizing your community through celebrating a special occasion or being creative to help to those in need. Click a button below to get started!
Mark Thomas joined the American Red Cross of Wisconsin in December 2018 as both Regional CEO and Southeast Chapter Executive Director.
Thomas leads with a philosophy that people come first, starting with the dedicated Red Cross staff and more than 2,100 volunteers across Wisconsin and the U.P. of Michigan. These teams make the Red Cross mission happen daily and thousands of times each year – for families displaced by a home fire, blood donors turning out for the first or 100^th^ time, service members returning home to be with family in their hour of need. High points for the Wisconsin Region during Thomas’s tenure so far include:
· Helping tens of thousands of people through disasters, including 2019 floods in Fond du Lac, the largest car pile-up in state history near Neenah, and a rampage of apartment fires during the bitter cold of January 2021.
· Expansion of a swim safety campaign for hundreds of children in Milwaukee and Kenosha.
· Providing comfort, essentials and dignity for more than 14,000 people forced to flee Afghanistan who were temporarily housed in western Wisconsin at Fort McCoy.
· Navigating the COVID pandemic while still meeting the persistent community need.
· Meeting and talking with our relentlessly dedicated volunteers as they flew to bring care and relief after hurricanes, wildfires and more across the U.S.
· Collaboration with blood collections colleagues to reinvigorate the local and national blood supply during the first-ever declared blood “crisis” in January 2022.
Thomas has deep nonprofit and for-profit executive experience, with strengths in sales and operations management, and strategic leadership skills. Thomas has led or participated in fundraising efforts for The American Heart Association, United Performing Arts Fund and The United Way. Most recently, he served as Vice President and COO for the Sojourner Family Peace Center in Milwaukee. His professional background also includes leadership roles at The Milwaukee Business Journal, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
A Milwaukee native who lives in Mequon with his family, Thomas has and currently serves on numerous nonprofit boards, and has been recognized on numerous occasions for his contributions to the community.
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By Mark Thomas, Regional CEO and Southeast Wisconsin Chapter Executive Director In what has become a year-end tradition, it’s time to take a look back together at 2022. I’ve spelled out highlights from each month of this year below. In mulling all we’ve done around the mission of the American Red Cross this past year, […]
Continue ReadingBy Laura McGuire, American Red Cross Wendy Savage, Executive Director of the North-Central Chapter of the American Red Cross of Wisconsin, will be retiring at the end of 2022. After a 13-year career with the Red Cross, Savage’s unwavering character and dedication will be missed. Before joining the Red Cross, Savage, a life-long volunteer, […]
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