"Kim (The Shawnee News-Star)"

"Kim (The Shawnee News-Star)"

Red Cross celebrates 10 years of the Home Fire Campaign

SHAWNEE - As part of Community Risk Reduction Week festivities (observed January 20-26), the American Red Cross of South Central and Southeast Oklahoma encourages everyone to follow important steps to prevent home fires. Over the past decade, The Red Cross Home Fire Campaign has saved more than 2,000 lives, installed nearly 3 million smoke alarms, made over 1.2 million households safer and served over 3.1 million people through in-home visits.

CPN gave 350 families holiday baskets at Christmas

Each year, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and its employees work to help make the holiday season a little better for those in need. This year, donations from various CPN events led to gifts for more than 80 children in foster care, door prizes for a party for Tribal elders, 350 families receiving food for holiday meals, and thousands of dollars in donations to different charities.