ABOUT
The mission of the American Red Cross is to prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies; the Tiffany Circle is a community of women leaders who help advance this mission. The Arkansas Tiffany Circle was founded in late 2020. For its inaugural year, they have set an audacious goal to help solve one of the state’s greatest needs.

Across Arkansas, the Red Cross responds to more than 1,500 disasters, serving more than 5,500 individuals. Most of these responses are residential fires and our disaster responders assist Arkansans an average of four times every day and night after a home fire. Responders provide support to the families with financial assistance, resources, and referrals. In 2020, over $1 million was provided to Arkansans during their time of need, with an average of $630 provided per family. Arkansas is consistently in the top five nationally in the number of residential fires, and in the top three of the Federal Emergency Management Agencies (FEMA) High Fire Fatality List with Northeast Arkansas being the most impacted area of the state.

OUR INITIATIVE
With the enormous strain placed on its fleet, the American Red Cross now needs to replace aging response vehicles. The Arkansas Tiffany Circle’s goal was to purchase a readily deployable towing vehicle. $30,000 was raised and used to support the purchase of a new, readily deployable towing vehicle. This vehicle will now help ensure all Arkansans receive much needed resources and supplies as quickly as possible during a crisis.