IUE-CWA Local 81359

Sound the Alarm , help install Smoke Detectors this weekend for the Red Cross

May 20, 2018

Sisters and Brothers of Local 359,

I have been asked to forward this information to our members in hope of getting volunteers Saturday to help with this very important Community event being led by the American Red Cross .

Please read below and see if you can find some time Saturday to help out in your community …… thanks !

http://www.redcross.org/local/new-york/eastern-new-york/home-fire-safety

American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign

The Home Fire Campaign helps save lives by installing free smoke alarms in homes that don't have them, and by educating people about home fire safety.

Do You Need a Smoke Alarm?

Request a Smoke Alarm Here
Call our Home Fire Campaign hotline – (518) 694-5121

Together we installed 1 million smoke alarms – a major milestone achieved!

Help save lives in your community.

Every day, seven people die in home fires, most in homes that lack working smoke alarms. Sadly, children and the elderly disproportionately lose their lives. The American Red Cross wants to improve the odds and save lives, that’s why we launched our Home Fire Campaign in 2014.

A critical part of the campaign is Sound the Alarm, a series of home fire safety and smoke alarm installation events across the country. Red Cross volunteers, along with fire departments and other partners canvass at-risk neighborhoods, installing free smoke alarms, replacing batteries in existing alarms, and providing fire prevention and safety education. In just three years, we’ve accomplished so much, including the installation of more than 1 million smoke alarms and prepared more than 1 million people against home fires through our home visits.

Get Involved

There are several ways you can get involved with Sound the Alarm:

Volunteer in Northeastern New York

Sound The Alarm. Save a Life. – 05/05/2018 – Albany, NY

Sound The Alarm. Save a Life. – 05/05/2018 – Schenectady, NY

Sound The Alarm. Save a Life. – 05/05/2018 – Troy, NY

**If you have a group that is interested in volunteering in Albany, Schenectady, or Troy on Saturday, May 5, please fill out this form. Questions? Contact Velvet Linville at (518) 694-5102 or email velvet.linville@redcross.org.

Form https://americanredcross.wufoo.com/forms/sv6cdnb0yyfp0s/