Last Updated on October 30, 2021 by American Red Cross
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Region of the American Red Cross’s Services to the Armed Forces has partnered with Duke Realty across seven states to package and send health and comfort kits to Indiana National Guard members serving around the world.
“Our service members are on the frontlines protecting our nation, and we want to ensure their needs are met,” said Jeff Imel, director of Services to the Armed Forces with the American Red Cross – Indiana Region. “Duke Realty answered the call to serve our service members, and we are grateful for their humanitarian spirit and partnership.”
Guard members will receive toiletries, playing cards and snacks in their packages. Nearly 100 Duke Realty associates put in approximately 375 hours across Indiana, Pennsylvania, California, New Jersey, Florida, Texas and Illinois to pack and send more than 2,200 care packages.
“At Duke Realty, we show our support for our communities through personal volunteer efforts to organizations that rely on the generosity of others,” said Jenny Bean, Duke Realty chief human resources officer. “We are grateful to have associates who participate in activities that showcase our culture of giving back. Our associates across the U.S. assembled 53,000 units resulting in 2,220 individual kits for those proudly and bravely serving our country – the service men and women of the National Guard.”
To access photos of Duke Realty associates putting together the care packages, visit the American Red Cross – Indiana Region’s Flickr page found here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmX2f2Ur.
About Duke Realty:
On a nationwide basis, Duke Realty owns, maintains an interest in or has under development approximately 160 million rentable square feet of industrial assets in 19 major U.S. logistics markets. Duke Realty Corporation is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol DRE and is a component of the S&P 500. More information about Duke Realty is available at www.dukerealty.com. Duke Realty also can be followed on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.
About the Indiana Region of the American Red Cross:
The Indiana Region serves 104 counties across Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Illinois through its six-chapter areas: Central, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, and Greater Indianapolis (Regional Headquarters). For more information on the Indiana Region: www.redcross.org/indiana. Follow the Indiana Region on Twitter at: @INRedCross, on Instagram at: @indianaredcross or www.facebook.com/INRedCross.
SOURCE: News release from American Red Cross