Red Cross Kicks Off Red Cross Month This Sunday Onboard Battleship New Jersey March 3, 2023

The American Red Cross New Jersey Region will be holding a ceremony and flag raising onboard the Battleship New Jersey to kick off

March is Red Cross Month in New Jersey. The Battleship New Jersey will fly the Red Cross flag throughout March to honor all those who

have made the humanitarian mission of the Red Cross possible.

 

March has been recognized as Red Cross Month for 80 years. Beginning with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1943, every U.S. President

has designated March as Red Cross Month to recognize how the American Red Cross helps people across the country and around the world.

 

WHAT:    American Red Cross Ceremony and Flag Raising

Philadelphia Fire Department Marine Unit Fire Boat Display

Battleship New Jersey Sea Cadets Military Color Guard

National Anthem performed by Sergeant William F. Mead, USMC

Side Gun Salute follows ceremony

 

WHERE:  Battleship New Jersey

100 Clinton Street

Camden, NJ 08103

Directions

 

WHEN:    Sunday, March 5, 2023

Guests arrive 10:30 a.m.*

11:00 a.m. – Flag raising by Mayor Victor G. Carstarphen, City of Camden

11:20 a.m. – Fire boat display

11:30 a.m. – Ceremony begins

12:15 p.m. – Side gun salute

 

WHO:       Captain Warren D. Judge, Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Training Center Cape May

Commissioner Melinda Kane, Camden County Board of Commissioners

Mayor Victor G. Carstarphen, City of Camden

Rosie Taravella, CEO, American Red Cross New Jersey Region

American Red Cross Volunteers

 

The event is rain or shine.

 

INTERVIEW AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE

*Media wishing to cover the flag raising should arrive by 10:45 a.m. to allow time to get to that specific area of the ship. Otherwise, the

ceremony on board the deck of the ship begins at 11:30 a.m.

 

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Diane Concannon, 609-206-4043

diane.concannon@redcross.org

Sheri Ferreira, 862-200-0079

sheri.ferreira@redcross.org

Jack Willard, 609-868-5664

j.willard@battleshipnewjersey.org

 

Follow us: @NJRedCross

 

 

The Battleship New Jersey Memorial and Museum is open every day for tours from 10:00 a.m.  to 4:00 p.m.  Scouts, youth organizations and

families: Spend a night aboard the Battleship!  Our award-winning overnight program includes dinner and breakfast served from the chowline, a

guided tour of the Battleship, the chance to fire a salute from the saluting gun, and the opportunity to sleep in the bunks that the crew of the USS

New Jersey once slept. $75 per person. To reserve your bunks, call 866-877-6262 x203.  For more information on programs and events at the

Battleship, visit www.battleshipnewjersey.org.

 

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