Newslink: Your connection to the local Red Cross
"Local lifesavers honored for putting CPR skills to use"
"Soldier rushed home to sick son's bedside"
"Warm thanks for warming center during ice storm"
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October 2009 Newslink - Champaign
In this issue:
- Volunteers ‘fill in the gaps’ after fire: Couple displaced by Champaign apartment blaze takes time to write gracious thank you letter
- Fire prevention tips
- Community Foundation grant helps others learn to save lives
November 2009 Newslink - Peoria
In this issue:
- Students get handy lessons in hygiene: Youth instructor makes germs squirm by teaching children learn how to stay healthy
- Deadly disasters, major relief
- Military moms
December 2009 Newslink
In this issue:
- Proudly supporting our Armed Forces: Local Marine makes it home in time for grandmother’s funeral
- ‘Holiday Mail for Heroes’ lets public spread cheer
January 2010 Newslink - Peoria
In this issue:
- An eye-opening experience: After disaster strikes a Red Cross employee’s family, work takes on a new meaning
- Learn how to save a life in just one hour!
- Winter safety tips
February 2010 Newslink
In this issue:
- A Valentine’s Vow - Every 34 seconds, someone in America suffers a heart attack. Make your loved ones a promise to learn CPR.
- Spreading cheer to local military families