Chapter Timeline
- 1955
– Lower Bucks chapter provided flood victims
and rescue workers with food, clothing and
shelter. Mrs. Edward Linforth of Hulmeville
headed the chapter with six Lower Bucks local
units. Relief stations were established in
Washington Crossing, Yardley and Newportville.
Newtown High School was ready as a temporary
shelter. The US Army and US Steel Fairless
Works provided cots.
- 1956-
Official Chapter jurisdiction is recorded
and the office is established at 435 Radcliff
Street, Bristol, PA.
- 1958-
Office moves to 138 North Bellevue Ave, Langhorne,
PA
- 1966-
Sucessful Fundraising Dinner commemorates
the 10th anniversary.
- 1969-
Hurricane Camille hits VA and Chairman Getz
and the LBCC are asked to raise $15,000.
1972
– Viola Cushman of Newtown awarded 1st annual
Chapter Chairman award. She began her service
with the Lower Bucks Chapter in 1947. In 1958
she was Newtown’s blood service chair and in
1968 she was Social Welfare Aides chair. - 1974 – Appeal for Wheels campaign
for new station wagon for transportation services.
Volunteers needed for motor service drivers,
bloodmobile workers. Announces $10,858 fund
drive for flood disasters.
1976/7 -Two biggest natural disasters in the history of the chapter hit Lower Bucks County. Red Cross helps victims of the Regency and Queensgate Apartment fires.
1980- LBCC seeks to raise $100,000 to repair local chapter house.
1982- National Headquaters names the LBCC as one of the 255 chapters (out of over 3,000) that raise 75% of all funds and 78% of all services.
1989- Homeless shelter opens and has since provided temporary housing and life skills to 400 adults and children each year.
1997- The office moves to 1909 New Rodgers Road in Levittown, PA.
- 2004- Terrible flood, named worst in 50 years, hits Lower Bucks County and the chapter helps 179 people by giving them monetary aide.
1972 - Social welfare aide volunteers. Volunteers aided with project FIND, a government program to locate elderly people not taking advantage of federal food programs.
1973 – Madalyn Covington honored with Chapter Chairman award. A Langhorne native, she was Vice-chair of donor room volunteers for the blood program at Lowe Bucks Hospital. She also organized the chapter’s Project Find.
