美国红十字会获逾700万美元捐赠：耶稣基督后期圣徒教会资助采血设备与4辆应急响应车
美国红十字会获得一笔总额超过700万美元的捐赠。耶稣基督后期圣徒教会2026年10月22日宣布，向美国红十字会捐赠逾700万美元，支持全美采血与灾难响应工作，另追加85万美元，协助受2026年4月超强台风Sinlaku影响的社区灾后恢复。
据教会新闻室公布的明细，这笔捐赠包括293.7万美元用于采血医疗设备、200万美元用于红十字会镰状细胞计划（Sickle Cell Initiative）、80万美元用于增购50台Power Red采血机、71万美元用于扩建位于犹他州Murray的红十字会血液实验室，以及60万美元用于购置4辆应急响应车辆。
教会主理主教W. Christopher Waddell表示：“我们很感恩有机会增强美国红十字会照顾重症患者、帮助社区从灾难中恢复的能力。作为耶稣基督的跟随者，我们寻求关怀邻舍，在他人有需要时减轻他们的负担、带来希望。”
美国红十字会犹他/内华达地区首席执行官Heidi Ruster表示：“这笔捐赠将强化红十字会使命的多个方面。对Murray实验室的投资也将增强我们犹他州未来多年的服务能力。”美国红十字会首席执行官Cliff Holtz表示，该教会在帮助红十字会履行使命中走在前列，红十字会“对教会年复一年的坚定伙伴关系与非凡慷慨深表感激，帮助我们为有需要的人提供关键的灾难救援与救命的血液”。教会福利与自力更生部执行主任Blaine Maxfield表示，这笔捐赠是一项投资，将同时强化美国红十字会与依赖其服务的人群。
教会与美国红十字会的合作已逾一个世纪。1996年，教会举办首场红十字会献血活动，此后成为红十字会献血活动的单一最大贡献者：教会成员每年通过数千场献血活动捐献约9.7万个单位的血液；过去三十年间，教会主办的3.7万多场献血活动累计采集超过100万个单位的血液。2025年，教会曾捐赠510万美元支持采血设备与镰状细胞病患者项目；2024年的捐赠额为735万美元。
教会方面表示，对红十字会的支持是其全球关怀行动的一部分。2025年，教会在福利、自力更生、人道援助、紧急救援与志愿服务方面的支出总额达15.8亿美元，在196个国家和地区提供援助，开展3514个人道项目，教会成员志愿服务时长达740万小时。
来源：GSM·美国
American Red Cross Receives Over $7 Million to Expand Blood Services and Disaster Response
The American Red Cross is receiving a donation of more than $7 million. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced on October 22, 2026, that it is providing more than US$7 million to support American Red Cross blood collection and disaster response efforts in the United States, along with an additional $850,000 to assist relief efforts following Super Typhoon Sinlaku, which struck in April 2026.
According to the Church's newsroom, the donation includes $2.937 million for blood services medical equipment, $2 million for the Red Cross Sickle Cell Initiative, $800,000 for 50 additional Power Red collection machines, $710,000 for improvements and expansion of the Red Cross blood laboratory in Murray, Utah, and $600,000 for four emergency response vehicles.
“We are grateful for the opportunity to strengthen the American Red Cross's ability to care for people facing serious illness and communities recovering from disasters,” said Bishop W. Christopher Waddell, Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “As followers of Jesus Christ, we seek to care for our neighbors, lift burdens and bring hope to individuals and families in times of need.”
“This gift will strengthen several parts of the Red Cross mission,” said Heidi Ruster, chief executive officer of the American Red Cross Utah/Nevada Region. “The investment in Murray also strengthens our capacity here in Utah for years to come.” American Red Cross CEO Cliff Holtz said the Church “has led the way in helping the Red Cross deliver our mission,” adding, “We are deeply grateful for the Church's unwavering partnership and extraordinary generosity year after year, helping us provide critical disaster relief and lifesaving blood to those in need.” Blaine Maxfield, the Church's Welfare and Self-Reliance Managing Director, said the donation is an investment that strengthens both the American Red Cross and those who rely on its services.
The Church's relationship with the American Red Cross dates back more than a century. In 1996, the Church held its first Red Cross blood drive and has since become the organization's largest single contributor to blood drives. Church members donate approximately 97,000 units of blood each year through thousands of drives, and over the past three decades, more than 1 million units of blood have been collected through over 37,000 Church-hosted blood drives. In 2025, the Church donated $5.1 million to bolster blood collection equipment and programs benefiting people with sickle cell disease; in 2024, it contributed $7.35 million.
Support for the American Red Cross is part of the Church's broader global effort to care for those in need. In 2025, the Church's commitment to welfare, self-reliance, humanitarian aid, emergency relief, and volunteer service had expenditures totaling $1.58 billion. The Church provided assistance in 196 countries and territories, including 3,514 humanitarian projects worldwide, and Church members volunteered 7.4 million hours of service.
Source: GSM·USA
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：美国红十字会采血服务现场（耶稣基督后期圣徒教会新闻室官方照片） American Red Cross blood services (official photo via the Church of Jesus Christ Newsroom)
