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American Red Cross Arlington County Chapter - Home
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- T he American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and res pond to emergencies.
- O n April 6, 1917, shortly after the United States entered World War I, members of the suffrage association in Alexandria County offered their facility to the Red Cross. Skeptics doubted Alexandria County was of sufficient size to attract enough people for a chapter and suggested it might be to their advantage to work with the District of Columbia or the Fairfax County Chapters.
- Twelve determined women canvassed the community and with 497 members -- nearly double the requisite number -- the Alexandria County Chapter of the American Red Cross was officially chartered.
