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The American Red Cross is scheduled to hold an open house event for contractors and their spouses at 10 a.m. Tuesday on the fourth floor of Bldg. 2118 on Ramstein.
“Contractors are a large component of our military community,” said Chris Spalding, Red Cross, division volunteer partner. “They are a vital part of our mission.”
Contractors come from many different backgrounds, said Spalding. Some are former military, while some are brand new to the military experience.
“The Red Cross is concerned for the contractors and their families that come to the Kaiserslautern Military Community with no military knowledge,” said Spalding. “They come here and are almost oblivious to our processes.”
There are many resources that are meant to assimilate newcomers to the KMC, but most times contractors don’t have a sponsor to help guide them to these means, said Spalding.
“I want the contractor community to know the Red Cross is here to service them just like we service military members and their families,” said Spalding.
The open house is meant to provide contractors and their spouses with information and a support system to help them integrate and in-process smoothly.
For more information or to become a Red Cross volunteer, call the Ramstein Red Cross Office at 314-480-2171, 06371-47-2171 or email ramstein@redcross.org.
