Red Cross Month kicks off to honor community heroes

Writer: Carolina Guzman
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The American Red Cross (CREDIT: WINK News)

The American Red Cross South Florida Region is kicking off its annual Red Cross Month celebration in March to honor local community heroes who help ensure their neighbors never face crises alone. 

Red Cross Month is a national tradition that began in March 1943 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the first Red Cross Month proclamation, and each U.S. president has followed ever since.

Locally, the celebration kicks off South Florida lights up in Red on March 27th in honor of Giving Day.

Those who donate on March 27 will be part of the 10th annual Red Cross Giving Day, which aims to rally 30,000 supporters nationwide to help provide shelter, food, relief items, emotional support and other assistance for people affected by disasters big and small.

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