3rd Annual Superstar Valdosta
March 24, 2012 at Mathis Auditorium

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How To Prepare For Disaster

Stay safe with these important safety tips from the American Red Cross:

Fire Prevention Safety Checklist
Tornado Safety Checklist

The Valdosta office of the South Georgia Chapter American Red Cross is relocating offices.

We have moved to 509 N. Patterson St. Suite 201, Valdosta, GA 31601. Our office hours are 9 am to 5 pm.

Haiti Earthquake Response - Two Year Report

A Message From the President and CEO

Thanks to our generous donors, dedicated volunteers and strong partners, the American Red Cross has been shifting our focus from relief to recovery. We're helping to rebuild what the earthquake destroyed in Haiti and working with local communities to make them safer and healthier. We have built homes, given people opportunities to earn money, provided access to clean water and sanitation systems, supported the delivery of health care, and taught communities how to prevent the spread of diseases and to be better prepared for future disasters.

These recovery efforts have been hampered by many challenges, from an often-tense security situation to the ongoing cholera outbreak. While progress may not have been as fast as we would like, I can assure you that we are moving as quickly and thoughtfully as we can. In this past year, there has been a notable transition from emergency programs to longer-term solutions, and while there is still much work to be done, I am proud to say that real progress has been made.

For example, the pace of home construction has increased rapidly, with the American Red Cross and the rest of the global Red Cross network providing housing to more than 100,000 people as of December 2011. In the coming year, we will shift our focus from providing transitional homes to building and repairing permanent ones. Building community resilience is at the heart of what we do at the American Red Cross, and we will continue working with Haitian communities to meet their needs.

Thanks to millions of people like you who opened their hearts and donated to the response, recovery is well under way in Haiti. We will continue to work closely with the Haitian Red Cross and the Haitian people to build safer, more resilient communities until every donated dollar has been spent. While our plans may evolve to respond to changing needs, we will continue to help people leave camps to return to communities, and we will work to make these communities safe, healthy and vibrant.

Gail McGovern
President and CEO

View a full report of our Haiti Earthquake Response here.