American Red Cross Helps Good Friday Storm Victims

American Red Cross assistance is made possible by voluntary donations of time, money and blood from the American people.

When you help the American Red Cross, you help America...and your neighbors. Your gift may help a family of five who lost their home to fire find temporary shelter and regain their lives more quickly. It can make help us deliver a message to a soldier serving overseas about hr birth of his baby daughter back home. It can ensure that we are there when disasters strike, and even beforehand to help individuals and families prepare and stay safe.

There are many different ways you can choose to support the American Red Cross.

Your Local Red Cross Chapter: Support the humanitarian needs of people in the St. Louis area, be it in disaster preparedness, disaster response, First Aid and CPR training, or disease prevention.

National Disaster Relief Fund: Help provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to people affected by disasters across the country.

International Response Fund: Help those affected by the West African famine, tsunamis and countless other crises around the world with a gift to provide supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need. 

Military Services: Help the Red Cross keep military families connected.

Biomedical Services Capital Campaign: Support the Red Cross' commitment to the nation's blood supply.

Measles Initiative: Help us vaccinate 200 million children and prevent an estimated 1.2 million measles-related deaths in Africa.

How to Give

• Donate Online, by Mail or by Phone
•  Join the Clara Barton Society For major donors who contribute $1,000 or more
•  Corporate Partners Discover the many ways your company or organization can get involved 
• Make a Planned Gift Give stock or marketable securities or leave a legacy in your name 
• Tribute Gifts Honor a friend, colleague or family member with a gift to the Red Cross
• Buy-A-Brick Campaign Support the Red Cross by honoring somone special with a personalized brick.
• Third Party Fundraising Events Plan an event and donate the proceeds to the Red Cross
• Cause Marketing Talk to us about joint promotions
• In-Kind Products The Red Cross needs bulk quantities of disaster and other supplies 
• Give to the National Disaster Relief Fund 
• International Response Fund donations are used to bring relief to people worldwide

By the numbers, here's how the storm tops out:

By the numbers

• 2 tornadoes caused damage in St. Charles, St. Louis and Madison Counties, in addition to a section of St. Louis City.

• 200 to 400 yards: swath of damage caused in Maryland Heights

• 250 yards: maximum swath of St. Charles County tornado damage

• 5 miles: Distance the St. Charles County tornado traveled after touching down near New Melle

• 22 miles: Distance the St. Louis County-Illinois tornado traveled

• 44: years ago when a storm of comparable strength happened in St. Louis County.

• EF1: rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale of storm that hit near New Melle

• EF4: rating of storm that touched down near Creve Coeur Lake and traveled 22 miles east, ending in llinois.