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Just 9 days left to reach our ambitious goal [American Red Cross]( [END OF FISCAL GOAL: $200,000 - DONATE NOW]( {NAME}, Every day, the American Red Cross helps deliver hope and compassion to neighbors experiencing life-altering emergencies. But our ability to provide shelter, nourishing meals, lifesaving training, blood to those in urgent need and support for communities facing crisis depends on the generosity of supporters like you. [We need your help to hit our critical end-of-fiscal-year goal. Here’s why these donations are so critical — especially right now:]( - Nearly 20,000 people receive assistance from the Red Cross every day. We don’t yet know who will need our help today or where we will need to go tomorrow, but your tax-deductible gift allows us to respond whenever and wherever we’re needed. - More than 90% of the Red Cross workforce is volunteers. We count on the generosity of donors like you in order to coordinate with our extensive network of volunteers and provide supplies, shelter and support to communities in need. - Our teams help collect, test and deliver 40% of the nation’s blood supply. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. Your support helps us deliver lifesaving blood to cancer patients, accident victims and anyone else with critical blood needs. [DONATE NOW]( You see, this fundraising deadline isn’t arbitrary, {NAME}. It determines how we allocate our resources so that we can be there the moment a crisis strikes. Emergencies don’t wait for a convenient moment to hit, and at the Red Cross, we need to be prepared to respond at a moment’s notice. [So please, help us be there in times of crisis by rushing a tax-deductible donation now. When you do, we’ll send you a classic Red Cross baseball cap as a token of our gratitude to you.]( [RUSH $75 NOW]( [RUSH $125 NOW]( [RUSH $250 NOW]( [RUSH ANOTHER AMOUNT]( Thank you, [Jennifer Warga] Jennifer Warga Vice President Humanitarian Services [Red Cross hat]( [P.S. When you join our Fiscal Year End Campaign today with a gift of $60 or more, we’ll send you a Red Cross baseball cap as our gift to you.]( [Subscribe]( | [Contact Us]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in Browser]( 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! © [2023 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]( [A gift of any size]( supports all of the urgent humanitarian needs of the American Red Cross. [BBB Accredited Charity] [Seal of Transparency - 2022 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.