MARCH IS AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH. THE AGENCY IS FOCUSING ON FAMILY EDUCATION, HOPING TO PREPARE IOWA’S FAMILIES FOR EMERGENCIES. RED CROSSSPOKESWOMAN, JEN TETMEYER SAYS THE RED CROSS OFFERS HELP AT ALL LEVELS, NOT JUST NATIONAL DISASTERS. TETMEYER SAYS ALTHOUGH PEOPLE KNOW THE RED CROSS HELPS AFTER A DISASTER, THEY ARE SOMETIMES OVERLOOKED AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE. THERE ARE ABOUT 40 CHAPTERS ACROSS THE STATE. INTERESTED IOWANS CAN CALL THEIR LOCAL RED CROSS CHAPTER FOR MORE INFORMATION.
