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American Red Cross Blood Services – Northern New England Region
The American Red Cross Blood Services – Northern New England Region encompasses Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont and is part of one of the most recognized not-for-profit humanitarian organizations in the world. Our goal is to provide a safe, available blood supply for patients in need.
Blood is needed for trauma victims and for people who have cancer, blood disorders, sickle cell, anemia and other illnesses. Some people need regular blood transfusions to live.
The American Red Cross provides a lifesaving link between volunteer blood donors and patients who must depend on blood transfusions. Blood drives are held daily in communities throughout northern New England – in schools and colleges, businesses, churches, community centers and other settings.
Thanks to the generosity of dedicated Red Cross blood donors, the American Red Cross meets the transfusion needs of over 70 hospitals in northern New England and, when the need arises, offers assistance throughout the rest of the nation. Blood donated through the American Red Cross is “blood without borders,” a way to think globally and act locally.
The honor, spirit and resources of the American people comes forth with neighbors helping neighbors in need — during earthquakes, floods, fires, storms — and also for the deeply personal and often quiet disasters that require a gift of blood.
For more information about becoming a Red Cross blood donor, visit newenglandblood.org or call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE. |
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Each year Special Olympics New Hampshire serves more than 2,500 New Hampshire citizens with intellectual challenges statewide. In addition to offering Olympic-style competition in 22 sports, Special Olympics New Hampshire offers a variety of services to develop literacy and leadership skills, promote inclusion and encourage health screening. |
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During her last days, as she was losing
her difficult battle with cancer, Shirley
Brulotte talked about setting up a longlasting
fund in her memory to help
refugees and immigrants. She had met
and worked with The International
Institute of NH and wanted to help them. Hence The Shirley Brulotte Fund was
born.
International Institute of New Hampshire (a branch of the International Institute of
Boston) provides services to refugees and immigrants in New Hampshire. These
services are critical to newcomer’s survival and integration into our communities as
the US fulfills its international humanitarian obligations. These services include pre
and post-arrival services for refugees, educational opportunities, increased access
to health services, early employment and immigration legal services for a
marginalized population. These refugees future depends on the support they
receive from the communities in which they live. Our refugees have arrived from
all corners of the world...Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, Romania, Bosnia, Burundi, Sudan and
Nigeria among the biggest populations. The Burundi and refugees from Iraq are
the two groups that will continue to arrive in this fiscal year under our resettlement
agreement with the State Department. The Iraqi are those who have assisted our
government and soldiers during the recent years. |
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Special Olympics NH, The Shirley Brulotte Fund and The March of Dimes are
non-profit organizations qualifying under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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