Make a Plan,Get a Kit, Be Informed Click Here for More Information on how to be prepared in the event of an evacuation.                                                                                         Thank you to our Arizona community for your continued outpouring of support of international relief efforts in Haiti. Click here for updates on Red Cross relief efforts and more information on local events and how to help.   As relief efforts continue by Red Cross personnel in Haiti, a local Red Cross Club from Ryan Elementary School in Chandler, Arizona spent a week focused on collecting shoes for the people impacted by the devastating earthquake in Haiti. The initial goal was to collect 500 pairs of shoes. Through the dedicated efforts of the club members and an outpouring of support from their peers at school, the final tally netted 2,500 pairs of shoes. Read more...                                                                                   Play Birdies for Charity and Help Red Cross   Here’s a fun way to participate in the upcoming Phoenix Open, while helping people when they need it most through the Red Cross in Arizona. We are asking all of our friends to pledge a penny for every birdie the golfers make during the tournament – a donation that probably works out to around $15.00. Please help us spread the word to other friends of Red Cross. For more information click here  or pledge now using the button below.                                                                                           With today's pace of military deployments, the armed forces are paying increasing attention to preparing service members to cope with the psychological stress of combat and its aftermath. The Red Cross believes it is equally important to prepare family members to ensure they are better able to deal with the challenges of 'serving' at home while their loved one is deployed. A "Coping With Deployments" is currently being offered on February 6, 2010. Click here to register for this course. Space is limited so sign up soon.                                                                                   Each day in Arizona, over one million children attend our public schools – schools with nearly 100,000 staff members, of which over 50,000 are classroom teachers. In an attempt to ensure more teachers and administrators are prepared for classroom emergencies, the American Red Cross Grand Canyon Chapter is offering training to Arizona teachers with grant funding provided by the Walmart Foundation. < Read more >                                                                                   Making Safety Fun - Masters of Disaster Now Available Online Through a unique partnership between the American Red Cross Grand Canyon Chapter, State Farm and Arizona PBS (KAET), Masters of Disaster is now just a mouse click away. The Masters of Disaster program is a free student and family focused safety course that will help your family learn about, prepare for and respond to potentially life threatening emergencies and disasters. Click here to read more.                                                                                    Stay Informed With Red Cross News "One Minute Update" Are you interested in receiving monthly news, tips and disaster e-mail updates from the American Red Cross? Once a month you can receive stories about local Red Cross volunteers in action and stories that impact our communities and neighborhoods. Click here to sign up today.