"I know the Red Cross is always on the front lines in any emergency or natural disaster, and I want to help make sure they always will be ..."   Diana, Elk Grove, CA

This is the reason Diana of California recently gave for why she joined the American Red Cross with a financial contribution.

Others joined for ... "easing pain and providing hope in disparate situations" ... or just wanting to "pay it forward" and give back, motivated by the kind acts of others before them.

These are the kinds of reasons motivating our supporters ever since Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross 130 years ago.

Will you join Diana today in a movement of millions, changing the lives of others every day through the Red Cross?

Join us now:
http://american.redcross.org/JoinUs2011

A gift of any size makes a difference. If you've already given in the last 12 months - whether you donated funds or blood, took a health and safety training, or volunteered your time - we thank you.

Please consider this an invitation to join us, and make a difference year round by giving monthly. Monthly donations are the most convenient and efficient way to help families in need. During Red Cross Month we're sending commemorative wallet cards with a gift of any size. And new Red Cross monthly donors will receive an additional Red Cross pin.

Please join this very important cause, and save the day, every day.

Thanks,

Gail McGovern
President and CEO, American Red Cross