A Message From T.D. Smyers: Get Up and Give on September 19

by T.D. Smyers, CEO, American Red Cross North Texas Region

Calling all friends of the Red Cross! Want your donation to make an even greater impact toward our mission to prevent and alleviate human suffering? Mark September 19 on your calendars. 

We're joining other area nonprofit organizations for North Texas Giving Day, an annual fundraising event that has helped raise more than $34.4 million for the community in the last four years. Bonus and matching funds added to your donation on September 19 make it the perfect time to give!

So how does it work? Just donate $25 or more through DonorBridgeTX.org next Thursday, September 19th between 7am & midnight & Communities Foundation of Texas will enhance your donation, so your gift will go further! Just search “American Red Cross North Texas Region” and give!

No access to the internet? You can give in person by visiting donation stations at our Dallas and Fort Worth Chapters between 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m:

Dallas - 4800 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX
Fort Worth (Chisholm Trail) – 1515 S. Sylvania Avenue, Fort Worth, TX

It’s that easy. I hope you will join us on September 19 for North Texas Giving Day and help us make a difference in our humanitarian mission!

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Increase your Impact with Get Up and Give! Through Donor Bridge

Written by Lilly Watson, staff contributor

September 13^th is a special day for you and the American Red Cross North Texas Region!

 As one of our friends, you have the opportunity to give online through Donor Bridge and have your gift of $25 or more matched to increase the impact of your gift and help us bring more of our important services to victims of disaster in North Texas.

Here at the Red Cross, it’s all about making an impact. Whether it’s the blanket and Piper the Puppy that keeps a child comforted in one of our shelters or the hot cup of coffee and safe place to stay for a person whose home caught fire, the Red Cross is there. We’re also there for the military family coping through a family crisis while a loved one is deployed, and for the person who can’t find their loved ones in a war-torn nation. Down the street, across the country and around the globe, the American Red Cross serves people in need every day. 

Our volunteers are trained to serve when disaster strikes and that service makes an impact. The 7,674 registered volunteers with the American Red Cross North Texas Region worked a total of 1,030,815 hours for our organization, expecting nothing in return but the satisfaction they get from helping others. That is an overall economic value of more than $22 million! A staff of 98.7% volunteers means more of your donated dollar going to more of our services – around the clock, every day.

When you give to the Red Cross, you are making a gift that can and will go on to serve people affected by disaster. Disaster has no timeline or preference when it comes to choosing where it will strike. We work to serve all people facing disaster, and your gift keeps us able to serve anyone at any time. 

North Texas Giving Day is an online giving event that provides nonprofits the opportunity to gain exposure to -- and start relationships with -- new donors, and for people in North Texas to come together to raise as much money as possible for local nonprofits.

Please join us for Get Up and Give on September 13 to make an impact!

All credit card gifts made on the Donor Bridge website from 7am CST – Midnight on Thursday, September 13, will be matched by the Communities Foundation of Texas. Get Up and Give a gift online from your computer or smartphone to be part of this incredible day of fundraising!

Ready to increase your impact while serving victims of disaster through the American Red Cross North Texas Region? There are three easy ways to find us on donorbridgetx.org:

1. Name Search: Enter “American Red Cross North Texas Region” in the search field and hit Search
2. Alpha Search: click on the letter of the first word in your name. ex: Click "A” to find American Red Cross North Texas Region.
3. Category Search: Click on the category of your organization. American Red Cross North Texas Region is in the Human Services category!

To make your online credit card gift of $25.00 or more to the American Red Cross North Texas Region through Get Up and Give, click here. We thank you for your support!

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Get Up and Give!

Mark your calendars for the 3rd annual Get Up and Give! North Texas Giving Day, which will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 15, 2011.

On "Get Up and Give!" North Texas Giving Day 2011, every donation of $25 or more will be matched if you donate to us through www.donorbridgetx.org, North Texas' online resource that connects donors with nonprofit organizations like us.

Please visit the site anytime between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., search for the American Red Cross and click "Donate Now." Your donation will go a long way in helping us rise to the challenge of transforming lives in crisis into lives of hope when emergencies strike. Plus, every dollar given at any time during the day will receive a portion of $1 million in matching funds – making your dollars go further.

It doesn't matter when you give, just remember to get up and give – whether out of bed, from your desk, or off your couch, just give!

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SAVE THE DATE: North Texas Giving Day!

For more information, click here

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