Knoxville Area Chapter Red Cross

Across the United States, March is recognized as American Red Cross Month. As one of the nation’s best known humanitarian organizations, the Red Cross has been at the forefront of helping Americans prevent, prepare for and respond to large and small disasters for 127 years. Communities depend on the Red Cross in times of need, and the Red Cross depends on the support of the American people to achieve its mission.

This year the Red Cross is taking time in March to focus on the volunteers and employees who demonstrate such compassion and generosity by supporting the Red Cross in the Knoxville Area Chapter and around the country. As one of more than 700 chapters and blood regions across the country, we rely on these everyday heroes to give their time and talents to help others through CPR, first aid and automated external defibrillator training, to coordinate blood drives, or make financial donations.

Each year since 1943, the President of the United States proclaims March as Red Cross Month in an official document known as the Presidential Proclamation.  The state has also issued a Proclamation declaring March as Red Cross Month.  Click here to view Tennessee's Proclamation. 

In the past year alone, the Knoxville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross responded to over 300 local emergencies, assisted 806 military families and trained over 22,000 people in lifesaving skills. Across this community, the Red Cross is an organization people can rely on for help, comfort, assistance and compassion. On behalf of theKnoxville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross,  thank you for your support to help us continue our service to those in who need us, every day.