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Dear {NAME}, My name is Joan, and I’m a volunteer with the American Red Cross. Every day, volunteers like me turn compassion into action as we provide lifesaving disaster relief to families across the country. In a moment, I’d like to share my story with you — but first, we’ve set a National Volunteer Week goal to power the essential work that volunteers will be called on to provide in the months ahead. [Please, will you give now to help volunteers assist families affected by disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes and home fires — wherever and whenever they occur?]( [GIVE NOW]( A little over a year ago, I was sitting in my Nashville, Tennessee home watching the news as Hurricane Ian barreled across the state of Florida. As it left destruction and loss of life in its wake, I felt so helpless. I was so unprepared to respond — but I wanted to be someone who could make a difference. I decided to take a leap — and I signed up to be a Red Cross volunteer that day. In the following weeks and months, I was trained in shelter and feeding and certified in lifesaving skills like CPR and first aid — and I even began to help out with administrative work at the Nashville chapter. Then, a year later, I had a chance to put my training into action. Tornadoes had descended upon Middle Tennessee, and I answered the call for volunteers to set up a shelter there. When I arrived, I did whatever was asked of me. I served meals, unloaded pallets of water, and read books to some of the children staying there. I even met a man in his 70s who lost his home, and helped to reunite him with Remy, his elderly pet beagle. Before those tornadoes, I doubted I had what it took to be a Red Cross volunteer. It turns out that compassion and a heart for people are all you need to get started. If you are passionate about service, you will find your niche — big or small — at the Red Cross. The work of volunteers like me is powered entirely by the generosity of folks like you. If, like me, you want to make a difference in the lives of families in need, [will you give now to help communities as they recover from disasters like hurricanes, home fires and tornadoes?]( [GIVE NOW]( Thank you for sharing your time with me, and for being a vital part of this important work. Joan Brasher
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