The American Red Cross of Northwest Georgia requests year-end donations from the public. Leigh Barba, Executive Director, attests that these donations will go towards Red Cross relief efforts in the midst of disasters. Concerned citizens may donate over the phone at 1-800-RED CROSS, on the website at www.redcross.org/donate or by sending a check payable to the American Red Cross of NWGA, 112 John Maddox Drive, Rome, Georgia 30165.
The American Red Cross ‘prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors’, as stated on the organization’s website.