WHO WE ARE

We are you.  We are our communities. We're young and old, black or white, Hispanic and Hindi too.  We're just like our community - because it is the members of the community that make up our board, staff and volunteers.

A Brief History of the High Point-Thomasville Chapter The High Point Chapter was founded in 1917, as was the Thomasville Chapter.  In 1970, the two units merged. Our jurisdiction includes High Point, Thomasville, Archdale, Trinity, and Jamestown.  The chapter currently serves a population of 134,000. For more than 30 years, the chapter was located in an old house at 2011English Road in High Point.  In 1995, the chapter began a capital campaign to fund a new chapter facility.  Two years later, the chapter moved into the current location at 815 Phillips Avenue.  The facility has been dedicated to the memory of Linda Burrow Oxford, daughter of Ray Burrow.  The facility is now known as the Burrow Service Center.

We are the Board of Directors, made up of a cross-section of our community's leaders, who guide the chapter in a governance role.  As a volunteer-led organization, our Chapter Chairman Doug Burrow is the head of your American Red Cross Chapter.

 We are a dedicated staff, responsible for carrying out the day-to-day operations of the chapter.  Led by our Executive Director, Robert Ziegler, the staff help guide and provide services, as well as support our chapter volunteers, as we reach into the community with Red Cross services. 

For more information about the administration of the chapter, visit our Administration and Finance Department. Here you can find out about our budgeting process and our fundraising efforts.  We are audited annually by an outside auditor for your protection and our own.

Most of all, we are our Volunteers.  Without these wonderful people, we could not deliver Red Cross services here and around the world. 

Hug a volunteer today!