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American Red Cross is Relocating to 2916 E. Broadway

For Immediate Release

TUCSON, February 22, 2010 -- The American Red Cross Southern Arizona Chapter is moving to 2916 E. Broadway Boulevard in Tucson, Arizona.  Our first day of business at the new location is Wednesday, February 24, 2010.   

The American Red Cross Southern Arizona purchased the 12,500 square foot building in July 2009. The organization has leased office space for a number of decades, including their current location at 5301 E. Broadway Blvd.   

Faced with increasing operating costs, the softening of the commercial real estate market, and the good fortune to be remembered by our cherished supporters, our Board of Directors made the sound business decision to purchase the building. “The opportunity to purchase a building could not have come at a better time,” said Joe Gulotta, President of the Board of Directors of the local chapter. Gulotta added that “Red Cross depends almost 100% on the generosity of local families, foundations and businesses every year and receives almost no government support.” 

The building will become the permanent headquarters of the Humanitarian Services Division of the American Red Cross in Southern Arizona, serving Pima, Santa Cruz, Cochise, Graham and Greenlee Counties. In addition to centralizing daily operations and critical emergency and life-saving services, the new space offers the local Red Cross the ability to headquarter a disaster command center during large disaster response operations; offer life-saving CPR, First Aid and Water Safety classes for as many as 50 people at a time; meet with clients in private meeting rooms; and provide a full range of military family and veteran’s support services in one location.   

From a financial perspective, the purchase will enable our local Red Cross to save approximately $130,000 a year in rent and overhead expenses, enabling us to “shore up” what has become a chronic operating budget shortfall. After move in, the Red Cross plans to retrofit the building with solar energy to save even more money on utilities, contribute to the health of our local environment, and redirect as many resources as possible into direct services that help children and families in need.  

“For the first time in decades, our local Red Cross will be properly outfitted to carry out our mission to serve children and families in Southern Arizona, and be well-poised to meet the changing needs of our communities,” said Richard White, Executive Director of the Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross. 

The building was purchased outright in July, 2009, entirely made possible by the generous bequests from a few individuals who remembered the Red Cross in their final wishes. The local Red Cross embarked on an ambitious campaign this past fall to raise the remaining $500,000 needed to renovate the building to best suit our daily use. Since October, the organization has offered naming rights for donations made in support of the Building the Future Campaign, which has funded all renovations. The new building will be named The Lohse Family Building in honor of the Lohse family’s longtime service to Red Cross, beginning with Florence Lohse during World War II, and their support of the campaign.   

“The Lohse family is thrilled to be supporting the local Red Cross especially since my in-laws, Florence and Ashby, met in Europe during her service with the American Red Cross,” said Linda Lohse. 

Additionally, several companies and individuals have made gifts to support the campaign, including: 

    • Sundt Companies, to support our Health & Safety Training Center
    • Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation, to support our solar energy project
    • Pima Medical Institute, to support a CPR Training Room

 

The American Red Cross continues raising funds through the Building the Future Renovation Campaign as it makes the remainder of renovations. Naming opportunities ranging from $1,000 - $50,000 still exist to support the campaign, including the Military Family Center, Disaster Director’s Office and volunteer stations. 

For additional information about the American Red Cross, our new building, or the Building the Future Campaign, please visit our website at www.redcrossarizona.org or call 520-318-6740. 

NOTE: All Blood Services divisions in Southern Arizona will be located in other buildings, not at this location.  This new location will house all other services of the American Red Cross in Southern Arizona.

 


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