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American Red Cross
Breaks Ground on
a New Building
By the time the next hurricane season
comes around, the Red Cross will have a
few more resources at its finger tips. The
American Red Cross Alabama Gulf Coast
Chapter recently broke ground on its new
headquarters and regional disaster response
facility near the corner of Sage Avenue and
Dauphin Square Connector, where the
Dauphin Street Cinema used to be.
Funds for the project were donated in
July 2006 after officials touring from the
State of Kuwait and the Kuwaiti Red
Crescent Society saw the damage following
Hurricane Katrina. A $25 million donation
was given to the National American Red
Cross for disaster buildings in Baton Rouge,
New Orleans, Mobile and Tallahassee, Fla.
J.C. Duke & Associates is the general
contractor of the new 30,000 square-foot
building. Construction includes an
emergency operations center, four learning
centers, private rooms for client interviews,
a 5,000 square-foot disaster warehouse and
an industrial kitchen with the capacity to
serve 5,000 meals a day.
Red Cross officials say the larger facility
will help the agency address increasing
demands for service, offer additional
meeting and training space, and meet
American Disabilities Association
regulations. The existing office, located
near the intersection of Dauphin and Broad
streets, is for sale.
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Local government officials, along with American Red Cross board members and staff,
including a representative from the national office, were on hand to celebrate the
groundbreaking of a new local operations center. The 30,000-square-foot-building
will have the capacity to serve 5,000 meals a day.
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