CW Notes

LOCAL AMERICAN RED CROSS CHAPTERS CELEBRATE  “HIGHLY PERFORMING” DESIGNATION DURING MAY 6 NEWS CONFERENCE 

As graduation season approaches, the American Red Cross Central Illinois Chapter and the American Red Cross of the Heartland find themselves in the top ten percent of their class. Of 756 chapters across the country, these two chapters join only 90 that are recognized as “Highly Performing.” This is the third consecutive year that the Central Illinois Chapter has received this distinction (one of only nine chapters to achieve that level of success) and the first year for the American Red Cross of the Heartland that had been rated as “Successful” (the second-highest level of achievement) the past two years. The honor is part of the American Red Cross’ continuous improvement model which measures chapter performance through customer and volunteer satisfaction surveys, outcome achievement, feedback from community partners and the organization’s financial strength and stability. Chapters are then evaluated annually with similarly sized chapters throughout the American Red Cross network of chapters. The model exists to assure that chapters are fulfilling the Red Cross mission while incorporating the appropriate checks and balances necessary to assure the donated dollars are being used wisely and within corporate standards. 

     Anne Fox, Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross Central Illinois Chapter and Lyn Hruska, Executive Director of the American Red Cross of the Heartland join Dennis Triggs and Mike Malone , chairmen of their respective Board of Directors, for a joint news conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 6 at the Central Illinois Chapter in Peoria to formally announce their accomplishment: 

WHO:  American Red Cross Central Illinois Chapter, American Red Cross of the Heartland

WHAT:  Announcement of Highly Performing Chapter designation

WHEN:  Tuesday, May 6, 10:00 a.m.

WHERE:  American Red Cross Central Illinois Chapter, 311 W. John H. Gwynn Jr. Ave., Peoria