The Brown
County Chapter of the American
Red Cross received its
charter
on August 25, 1916.
Mrs. George Nau
was the first chapter chairperson.
In
1917, more than 8,000 volunteers
were working with the chapter to
assist
in relief efforts during World War
I.
The
first offices were in the Court
House Annex in downtown Green Bay.
Sometime
in the 1940's, the chapter was moved
to rooms above Nau's Clothing Store
on Washington Street.
Walter Stubbs,
the chapter's first paid employee,
started about this
time, and
remained with the chapter until his
death in 1958.
The Blood Program started in 1952.
In
1961, William Galbraith ("Mr.
G.")
became the chapter manager, and
moved the chapter to an office
building
on South Adams Street.
The Lakeland
Chapter was formed on May 17,
1964 with the merger
of the Brown County, Menominee
County and Shawano County chapters.
A
new chapter building was constructed
in 1965 at 123 South Van Buren
Street.
Transportation Services
began in 1966, with volunteers
driving their
own vehicles. By 1967 the chapter
had a fleet of three station wagons,
two of which were made possible
by the Fort Howard Paper Foundation.
The
Oconto County chapter merged
with the Lakeland Chapter in 1967.
In 1971, the Transportation program
expanded again with the purchase
of
two buses, made possible by an agreement
with the Brown County Commission
on
Aging.
In late 1976, the chapter
moved to its current home at 2131
Deckner Ave.
in
Green Bay
In the mid-1980's, Kewaunee County
became part of the Lakeland Chapter
jurisdiction.
With expanding needs and growing programs,
the chapter built an additional facility
on Bader Street in 1995.
Door
County was annexed as part of the
Lakeland Chapter in 1999.
A satellite office opened in Door
County in April 2001
February, 2002 Transportation Services
began in Door County
April 1, 2006 American Red Cross Marinette-Menominee becomes a service delivery area under the American Red Cross Lakeland Chapter.
