Plainfield, NJ: 

Carlos Varon, Emergency Services Director (ESD) from the Nassau County Chapter in Mineola, NY, visited the Tri-County Red Cross chapter in Plainfield, NJ on February 3, 2010 to see where his dad Al Varon volunteers in the disaster services office. Al is one of the lead volunteers who translates many of our documents into Spanish - and he's a wiz on Excel, too!

On the right is Mike Prasad, ESD for the Tri-County Chapter.

You and your family members can volunteer with the Tri-County Red Cross, too! Click on the Volunteer link at the top of our page to find out about our current volunteer opportunities.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2010 - The Defense Department has launched a free, online tutoring service for servicemembers and their families.

The site - http://www.tutor.com/military -- offers round-the-clock professional tutors who can assist with homework, studying, test preparation, resume writing and more.

Marine Corps and Army families have had access to the program for more than a year. Seeing the value, Defense Department officials decided to expand the service to encompass all servicemembers and their families, officials said.

"Providing 24/7 academic and career support for military families during a time when so many parents have a deployed spouse has been an important and well-received benefit for Marine Corps and Army families," said Tommy T. Thomas, deputy undersecretary of defense for military community and family policy.

"We are pleased to expand this program to all U.S. military families and provide peace of mind that their children are never alone when it comes to learning - there is always a certified, professional tutor available to help," he said.

Active-duty servicemembers, National Guard and reserve personnel on active duty in a deployed status, Defense Department civilians in a deployed status and their dependents are eligible to participate, officials said. Along with test preparation, the site is open to students of any age - from kindergartners to high school seniors - for one-on-one help in math, science, social studies and English.

Many of these students, officials said, are making the most of the live, one-on-one help. "Thanks for having this service when our family is separated at this time due to deployments and training," a 6th grader of a Marine commented. "My father is unable to help one-on-one."

"I really appreciate this," another program participant, a 9th grader, said. "It really helps me understand my schoolwork. It's going to really help me ace my exams coming up! I am definitely going to use this very often."

Tutor.com's network includes more than 1,800 professional tutors and career specialists who have delivered more than 5 million one-on-one tutoring sessions since 2001, officials said. Each tutor is certified through the site, and all sessions are recorded for quality control.

Written by Elaine Wilson, American Forces Press Service

 

While the Red Cross is not collecting materials and is focusing on raising funds for Haiti, other organizations are doing so.

The Ambulatory Surgical Center of Union County is coordinating the collection and delivery of medical supplies for the people of Haiti.  If you have items to donate, you can drop them off at one of the locations below.

Drop off locations for Medical Supplies:

All volunteer first aid squads in Morris County

MAIN DROP OFF
Ambulatory Surgical Center of Union County       
950 W. Chestnut St.                       
Union, NJ 07083                       
908 688-2700  M-F 6:30 am- 5:30 pm           

Kingley Health
120 Centennial Ave
Piscataway, NJ 
732 283-1900

State Farm
630 Main Rd (Rt 202)
Towaco, NJ 07082
973 402-9000

Flanders Fire and Rescue
27 Main St.
Flanders, NJ
973 703-6604

Make Time Fitness (behind the Morristown diner)       
10 Wilmot St.                           
Morristown, NJ 07060                   
973 984-8463                           
(small items)

Medemerge                           
1005 N. Washington Ave                   
Greenbrook, NJ 08812                   
732 968-8900                           
M-S 8-8

Paramus Surgical Center                   
30 W. Century Rd.     Suite 300               
Paramus, NJ 07652                       
201 986-9000       

D&J Institute Center
160 Ocean Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07305
201 324-0058
                   
New York & NJ Area and to arrange for pick-ups       
Peggy Baffoni (Kingley Health)
301 788-0838

Specialty Surgical Center
380 Lafayette Rd. Suite 110
Sparta NJ
973-940-3166
M-F  7am-6pm

Today Tri-County Red Cross volunteers responded to a home fire in Hillside, New Jersey after being called in by the fire department.  The Abimah family, parents Winfred and Roseary and their two year old son Wisdom, were told that they could not return to their apartment and had to go elsewhere.

Our volunteers arranged for hotel rooms for the family and food for a week.  The landlord has arranged to provide a new apartment on Monday for the family.

Thanks to our donors and volunteers for taking care of the Abimah family!

You can donate using this button to the Tri-County Red Cross fund to replenish it for other families who need help in the future.

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People trying to located U.S. citizens living or traveling in Haiti should contact the U.S. Department of State, Office for Overseas Citizen Services at 1-888-407-4747. The International Committee of the Red Cross has set up a web site where people can register the names of relatives with whom they are striving to restore contact. That web site is www.icrc.org/familylinks.

 

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You can help by donating to our International Relief Fund online through Google Check Out, and if you interesting in running a fundraising event - pot-luck, coin collection, etc.--we can help you do it . Just e-mail krauskopfc@usa.redcross.org

 

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Tous les gens qui essayait de trouve les u.s. Citizen qui vie  ou voyageant en Haïti devraient entrer en contact avec les États-Unis le département de l'état, services d'outre-mer de citoyens de bureau, au comité 1-888-407-4747.the international de la croix rouge a établi un site Web où les gens peuvent inscrire les noms des parents avec qui ils tâchent de reconstituer le contact. Ce site Web est www.icrc.org/familylinks.

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Vous pouvez nous aider en faisant un don au fonds de secours internationaux en ligne via Google check out, et si vous intéressant en exécutant une collecte de fonds - pot-chance, pièce de collection, etc. -- nous pouvons vous aider à le faire. Tout e-mail krauskopfc@usa.redcross.org  

 

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Kèk moun-n kap eseye jouyen-n sitoyen Ameriken oubyen pou voyaje pou ayiti nap mande nou pou nou kontacte Depatman leta oubyen biwo Citizen services nan nimero 1-888-407-4747.Komite entanasyonal la ak Kwa rouj mete yon site kote pou nou kapab enrejistre paran yo  pou kapa kenben kontak. Sit la se www.icrc.org/familylinks.

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Ou kapak ede , nan bay don ak International Relief Fund sou lyin  google checkout nan kès sekou entanasyonal si  ou enterese a kolekte fon nou kapab ede . voye-l nan e-mail sa krauskopfc@usa.redcross.org