Friday, October 19, 2007

Kenai Red Cross in the Red; Set to Close

The Kenai Red Cross is short of money and plans to close indefinitely. Red Cross officials say donations are coming in, but it's not enough to keep pace with the cost of providing services. Michelle Houlihan is the chief executive officer for the Red Cross of Alaska.

She says there are other organizations and authorized providers
in Homer, Seward, Kenai and Soldotna that will continue to provide
other services. Those services include CPR, first aid training and HIV-AIDS prevention programs. Houlihan says there just won't be one centralized location on the Kenai Peninsula for the time being. She says the Red Cross will continue to work with emergency services and other community nonprofits to figure out how to better provide services to the Kenai Peninsula.

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