Supporting our Local Chapter of the American Red Cross

December 9, 2009 | Posted by: John Conrad

About six weeks ago, I attended my first Fire & Ice Ball, an annual gala of the American Red Cross of the National Capital Area. The evening celebrated the life-giving work of our regional Red Cross, which serves nearly a thousand families a year in the Washington DC metro area. Hundreds of people and dignitaries including military, community and organizational leaders from the Washington D.C. area, attended to say “thank you” to the men and women of our nation’s Armed Forces and their families.

When most people think of the Red Cross, they often think of all the good work this group does around the world. But people don’t see the “behind-the-scenes” charity happening in our very own backyard. Over the past several years our local chapter has been working with military families to help meet their needs during this time of war. The Fire & Ice Ball is a great event to raise funds to ensure the Red Cross can continue to support our military families and stay prepared in the event of a disaster in the DC area.

As many of you know, this past Monday marked the 68^th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and this infamous day in American history reminded me that I never said “thank you” to the men and women of our nation’s Armed Forces and the American Red Cross. So, thank you!