Red Cross, First Federal Raising Money for Ukraine

Evansville IN

15 March, 2022

3:32 PM

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By John Gibson, WNIN March 15, 2022 An Evansville-based bank is partnering with the Red Cross to help people in war-ravaged Ukraine. The President and CEO of First Federal Savings Bank, Michael Head, told reporters Thursday the bank is responding to the crisis in Ukraine: "In response to this devastation, we are announcing our partnership with the American Red Cross to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees relief." Beth Sweeney is the executive director of the Evansville Red Cross. She says the agency is on the ground: "International Red Cross teams are providing food, water, and hygiene items. They're also providing first aid treatment to those who have stayed in Ukraine that may be sheltering in areas like metro stations and bomb shelters." All nine First Federal locations in southwest Indiana are accepting monetary donations for the Red Cross. Mayor Lloyd Winnecke said donations will help families on the other side of the world who can probably never thank you: "But know that it will be a meaningful contribution and it will change their lives in a way we'll never be able to know." WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.