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Your generosity provides comfort and hope when it matters most. Having trouble viewing this message? [Click Here]( [GIVE SOMETHING that Means Something]( Dear {NAME}, Happy holidays from the American Red Cross! Today, I wanted to share how the kindness of supporters like you has been a bright light in the darkness. [That kindness means everything to someone during one of the most frightening and difficult moments of their life.]( Someone like Cheryl Dean. When Hurricane Ida was barreling toward the Louisiana coast, Cheryl and her family evacuated to Alabama to wait out the storm. Four days later, they returned to find their community devastated — but thanks to the generosity of people like you, Cheryl and thousands of other people who are recovering from disasters have received meals, snacks, supplies and a safe place to shelter. [GIVE SOMETHING THAT MEANS SOMETHING]( “ Everybody lost everything. We are just praying for the best and hope that our community can come back together as one piece. We thank the Red Cross for everything that they are doing…We are so blessed for hot meals and everything else that they are providing for us.” —Cheryl Dean Your generosity gave Cheryl so much more than food and shelter — thanks to you, she felt surrounded by compassion during her difficult road to recovery. [Consider a gift of emergency shelter today, so that others will have a safe place to sleep and nourishing food on their road to recovering from a disaster.]( $150 Emergency Shelter for 3 People Provide a safe place to sleep to someone who has lost everything. [GIVE SHELTER]( [Red Cross Volunteer Bill Day delivers warm meals.]( American Red Cross volunteer Bill Day delivers warm meals to Michelle Dubois and Cheryl Dean, in Larose, Louisiana on September 3, 2021. [By giving today, you can make a difference in the lives of those who need it most during the holidays.]( Thank you for your commitment to our lifesaving work, and here’s to a holiday season filled with joy and warmth. All my best, [Alison Teres] Alison Teres Executive Director, Humanitarian Services American Red Cross [Tube Tumbler]( [PS. With your gift of $125, you can select to receive a Tumbler with Hot and Cold Lids]( as our way of saying thanks. The Tumbler has a double wall, insulated body that is great for hot and cold liquids. [PayPal] We thank PayPal for supporting the mission of the Red Cross. PayPal is making it easy for customers to donate to the Red Cross this holiday season. With “set favorite charity,” when donors check out with PayPal, they’ll see their favorite charity listed and have the option to donate $1 to support that charity. It’s an easy and convenient way to have a big impact. [Visit PayPal’s Giving Fund profile page to set the Red Cross as a favorite charity.]( [Subscribe]( | [Contact Us]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( To receive your free Holiday gift, please select the check box “YES, I’d like to receive my free gift for making a qualifying donation.” on the donate form under the Billing Information section. Your free gift will arrive in 4-5 weeks. Staying in touch via the American Red Cross email list is the best way we have of keeping in regular contact with supporters like you, letting you know about how you can protect yourself and your loved ones from disasters and other emergencies, and how you can support our life-saving work. [Click here]( to unsubscribe from our list, but please know that if you leave, it will be harder for you to stay involved with the Red Cross and continue the work of which you’ve been such a critical part. It is only because of supporters like you that the Red Cross is able to respond when a disaster strikes or a home is impacted by fire, when someone needs CPR or a lifesaving blood transfusion, or when a family needs to contact a deployed service member in an emergency. And we don’t want to lose you! Thanks for your support! © [2021 American Red Cross]( | 431 18th Street NW Washington DC 20006 Donate by phone: 1-800-RED CROSS(1-800-733-2767) | [Donate by Mail]( [Facebook]( [YouTube]( [Twitter]( [Flickr]( [A gift of any size]( supports all of the urgent humanitarian needs of the American Red Cross. [BBB] [Seal of Transparency - Platinum]( [90¢] The Red Cross is proud that an average of 90 cents of every dollar we spend is invested in delivering care and comfort to those in need.