Gulf County Chamber of Commerce

The mission of the American Red Cross is to improve the quality of human life; to enhance self-reliance and concern for others; and to help people avoid, prepare for, and cope with emergencies. It does this through services that are governed and directed by volunteers and are consistent with its congressional charter and the principles of the International Red Cross. We are the nation?s foremost volunteer emergency services organization. Our mission is to help prevent and relieve human suffering. Our nearly 2,800 chapters are located throughout the United States and its territories, and there are field stations on U. S. military installations around the world. In all, nearly 1.2 million trained Red Cross volunteers and 23,000 paid staff members help people in their communities prevent, prepare for, and cope with emergencies. In addition, more than 4 million American Red Cross volunteer blood donors generously give over 6 million units of blood each year to help others.