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Military Appreciation Day

Purdue University and Greater Lafayette area businesses are donating tickets for the football game on September 11: Purdue vs. Western Illinois. All active military and their family members are eligible to receive these tickets.

Tickets will be available at the Tippecanoe County Chapter of the American Red Cross through Thursday, September 9. A military ID must be presented to receive the tickets. Subject to availability.

The Red Cross is located at the corner of 18th and Union in the Howarth Center building:
615 N 18th St., Suite 101
Lafayette, IN 47904Read more

Run for the Red

To view race results from the Run for the Red, please click HERE.

Haiti Disaster Relief

For photos on the Red Cross Relief efforts in Haiti, please click HERE.

The American Red Cross is accepting monetary donations to aid in the disaster relief efforts in Haiti.

More detailed information on current relief efforts can be found HERE.

To donate locally, please call the chapter at 765-742-6975 or mail in donations to 615 N 18th St., Ste 101, Lafayette, IN 47904

Or text HAITI to 90999 for a $10 donation to the Red Cross. The charge will be added to your monthly phone bill.Read more

Nursing Scholarship

The Tippecanoe County Chapter of the American Red Cross is offering a $300/semester scholarship for student nurses attending Purdue University, St. Elizabeth’s School of Nursing or Ivy Tech schools. Through this scholarship, the Red Cross hopes the recipient will become more involved in Red Cross volunteerism, specifically in the disaster health service field.

Please fill out the attached application [available as a PDF or an editable Word Document] and submit it to the chapter via mail or email -- liz@lafayetteredcross.org.

National News Room

Stay updated with National Red Cross disaster relief efforts at the Newsroom Blog