Ante Up for the Red Cross Tickets Still Available

Roaring 20’s Themed “Night at the Cotton Club” Fundraiser

Clarksville, TN – Tickets are still available for the Two Rivers Chapter “Ante Up for the Red Cross” to be held on Saturday, November 9th from 6:00pm–10:00pm. The event will be hosted at Tanglewood House located at 1601 Madison Street.

Tickets are $75.00 each and include food, entertainment and a silent auction. To reserve your tickets, please call 931.645.6401 or register and purchase tickets online at www.redcross.org/anteup2013 .

“We would like to thank our event sponsors for their generous support of the Red Cross mission,” said Executive Director, Julie Campos. “Guests are invited to truly experience a ‘Night at the Cotton Club’ and to take a step back in time to 1920’s as Dapper Gents and Flapper Ladies in vintage style.”

Event sponsorships are still available. Current sponsors include: U.S. Bank, Trane Company, Ajax Distributing, CEMC, Bridgestone Metalpha, Akebono Brake Clarksville and MW/MB LLC. All proceeds received from this event will be invested directly back into the local community to assist families affected by local disaster such as fires, tornadoes, floods etc.

For more information about company sponsorship benefits and giving levels, please contact Julie Campos at Julie.Campos@redcross.org or call 931.645.6401.

The Two Rivers Chapter of the American Red Cross provides vital emergency assistance to help victims of local disasters in Benton, Dickson, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, and Stewart counties, along with Fort Campbell, KY and Land Between the Lakes.

Over the past year the Chapter trained 2,964 people in CPR & First Aid, Babysitting and Aquatics training, and provided services including emergency messaging to 351 cases and referrals to 495 military members. Over 107 blood drives, collecting 3,048 units of blood.

Volunteers helped respond to 177 local disasters, including 121 residential fires. We helped over 840 affected individuals and families with emergency food, shelter and supplies. All of these services are made possible by over 240 dedicated local Red Cross volunteers as well as through generous gifts from the local community.

About the American Red Cross

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission.

For more information, please visit www.redcross.org or visit us on Twitter @RedCross.