American Red Cross to celebrate 130 years of service | Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

American Red Cross to celebrate 130 years of service | Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.: "As a fundraising campaign with a goal of collecting $125 million, the original Red Cross Month received an overwhelming response as the goal was reached in less than six weeks.

Further proving that the public did not recognize Red Cross Month as a drive with an expiration date, funds continued to be donated to the organization. By June 1943, the drive had resulted in donations totaling about $146 million."