American Red Cross

Beaumont Chapter

Serving the Community since May 1917

3260 Eastex Freeway

Beaumont Texas 77703

(409) 832-1644

(409) 729-1717 Mid-County

(409) 832-9476 Fax

The Beaumont Chapter responded to 197 Single family fires in 2009,

in Jefferson, Hardin, Jasper and Tyler Counties, meeting the family emergency needs.

American Red Cross Beaumont Chapter
3260 Eastex Freeway
Beaumont, TX 77703
United States
ph: 409-832-1644
fax: 409-832-9476
LealJ@usa.redcross.org

Donations

Ways to donate

*Thank you for supporting your local Red Cross*
DONATE ONLINE DONATE BY PHONE OR MAIL DONATE STOCK DONATE AT WORK MAKE A TRIBUTE GIFT

The best way you can support your local American Red Cross is to make a financial contribution. A financial contribution enables the Red Cross to help those in need every day of the year where and when help is needed most.

DONATE BY PHONE

You can make a donation by telephone by calling 409-832-1644.

If you wish to donate by credit card please have the following information ready:

1. Your account number and type of card

2. The expiration date

3. The name on the card

4. Your billing address

5. The amount you wish to donate

DONATE BY MAIL

Mail check to American Red Cross Beaumont Chapter, 3260 Eastex Fwy, Beaumont, TX 77703. If you wish to donate by credit card through the mail, inlclude:

1. Your account number and type of card

2. The expiration date

3. The name on the card

4. Your billing address

5. The amount you wish to donate

By donating to the Red Cross, you can help those in need. Here are some examples of how disaster relief donations are spent:

$10:	Provides one “comfort kit” and blanket to a disaster client. The kit contains deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste, facial tissues, wash cloth, shampoo, liquid soap, lotion, comb, razor and shaving cream.
$25:	Provides breakfast, lunch and dinner to a shelter resident.
$50:	Provides food and shelter to a person for one day. This service includes preparation of breakfast, lunch and dinner, the costs to mobilize and distribute a cot, two blankets and a comfort kit as well as the costs of Red Cross workers to provide this service.
$150:	Provides supplies to support the needs of an infant in a shelter. This includes diapers, wipes, soy formula, a crib and changing pads. When possible, arrangements are made to house families with infants in a separate section of a shelter to ensure safety and privacy for families.
$575:	Covers the cost to deploy one emergency response vehicle (ERV) and two Red Cross workers to a disaster operation for one day. These vehicles travel throughout affected areas providing warm food and cold drinks, as well as needed supplies like clean-up and comfort kits. This daily cost includes the cost of fuel and maintenance.
$1,500:	Covers the cost to provide a family of four all of the Red Cross emergency services, including feeding, sheltering, bulk distribution and client casework. This includes five nights in a shelter with meals for four people, one bulk package, and casework for one family. The bulk package includes a cooler; flashlight; batteries; hand sanitizer; insect repellant; sunscreen; a clean-up kit with a sectional handle with mop, broom, squeegee and push broom heads, pail, scrub brush, sponge, disinfectant, detergent/degreaser, bleach, trash bags, gloves and dust mask; and a comfort kit for each family member.

You can help people affected by disasters like floods, fires, tornadoes and hurricanes, as well as countless crises at home and around the world, by making a donation to support American Red Cross Disaster Relief. Your gift enables the Red Cross to prepare for and provide shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance in response to disasters.

STOCK GIFTS

The Red Cross is delighted to accept gifts of appreciated stock. In recent years, many individuals have enjoyed significant gains in the stock market and other investments. If you own stocks, bonds or mutual funds that have appreciated in value, you have a unique opportunity to realize tax savings by making an outright gift of stock!

First, you may earn a federal income tax deduction for the full fair market value of the securities as long as you have owned them for longer than one year.
Second, you may avoid all of the capital gains tax that would be due on the sale of the securities.

Giving stock helps us help your neighbors, and may be a very tax-wise way to make a gift. The procedure is simple. We’ll be delighted to walk you through the process or work directly with your broker.

Your personal financial situation is unique; therefore, you should discuss your estate plans with your family and financial and legal advisers before making any charitable gift.

Matching Gifts -- Your gift could be matched dollar for dollar!

Many companies offer matching gift programs that will double, even triple a donation's value. Check with your company to find out if your company will match your contribution to the Greater Houston Area Chapter of American Red Cross.

Once you have determined that your company matches donations made to the Red Cross, obtain the appropriate form from your personnel/human resources office and send it with a copy of your gift receipt to the address below:

American Red Cross - Beaumont Chapter
3260 Eastex Fwy
Beaumont TX 77703

Please be sure to complete the entire donor portion of the form and to include a copy of your gift receipt (if available). If you would like to designate the gift to a specific program, please indicate that on the form. If you have questions about your company's matching gift program, please contact your personnel/human resources office.

Matching Volunteer Hours – Your volunteer hours could be matched with real dollars! Many companies are matching their employees' community volunteer hours with financial donations!

Call your personnel/human resources office to find out if your company matches gifts or volunteer hours.

TRIBUTE GIFTS

Tribute gifts can be made in honor or memory of a friend or loved one. A tribute gift is a wonderful way to let someone know that you are thinking of him or her on a special day.

When your gift is received, we will send a Red Cross card to the person you are honoring, or to the family of the person of whom you have made a gift in memory (the amount of the contribution is confidential). You will receive a letter of acknowledgment for your gift.