1951-1952 – Branch visits added to the Blood Program with 2,164 units collected. Missouri-Mississippi Flood disaster quota-$4,400.

New development in First Aid: Change from prone pressure method of artificial respiration to the “back pressure arm lift” method.

Increase in Home Service due to Shawnee Air Force Base being located in Chapter area.

1952-1953 – Gamma Gloubulin discovered to be an effective preventative for polio. Lockport Chapter now picks up blood for Lockport City Hospital and Niagara Sanatorium with help from Jr. Service League.

1953-1954 – 600 cases served by Home Service. Water Safety Aide Program started.

1954-1955 – Chapter moved upstairs in the Post Office building. Headquarters set up at Red Cross office in preparation for Hurricane “Hazel”.

1955-1956 – 19 Bloodmobile drives were held with 2,054 units collected. 31 Registered Nurses volunteered for bloodmobiles doing vein-puncture and medical histories. Volunteers can no longer perform these duties.

1956-1957 – 1^st mock disaster held in cooperation with Civil Defense at Wendelville. $1,801. raised for displaced Hungarians.

1957-1958 – 1,896 units of blood collected. Six fires and 487 cases served by Home Service.

1958-1959- First Aid taught to Sheriff’s Department, Sheriff’s Mounted Police, and Rookie Police. Chapter serviced 15 fires and found shelter for 60 cows. (Over and above the call of duty!!)

1959-1960 – Lockport Red Cross joins Community Chest. Goal for that year was $205,000. Sicilian Buffet was held at St. Joseph’s new parish hall to benefit Red Cross. Two patients from Lockport received open-heart surgery at Children’s Hospital, needing 20 units of blood.

Revision of Bylaws. The most important revision was the name change to “Eastern Niagara County Chapter” to make the branches feel more a part of the chapter.

1960-1961 – First talk of freezing blood. 2,219 units collected. Chapter bought new station wagon, Nassau blue with Red Crosses printed on side. Group Medical plan instituted for office staff. Lockport Senior high School pool built and opened.

1961-1962 – 763^rd Air Base at Cambria added to Home Service. Peace Corp. in Panama started. Volunteers need first aid and home nursing training to apply.

Reorganization of National Red Cross. Buffalo Red Cross to encompass Erie and Niagara counties (metroplex).

“Teaching Johnny to Swim”-water safety film shown to all PTA groups in Lockport area. Swim and Stay fit program started.

1962-1963 – Blood donor age requirement 21 to 59 inclusive. Personnel Policy adopted major fire in Newfane affecting 9 families. Disaster team set up. Bookmobile instituted at Lockport Memorial Hospital through joint effort of Red Cross and Jayncees.

1963-1964 – Lockport Red Cross volunteers have largest number of hours served at VA Hospital in Buffalo. Name of Home Service changed to “Service to Military Families”. Distinctive uniforms and insignias for specific services are discontinued and all Red Cross volunteers will wear the same uniform and be known as “Red Cross Volunteers”. No more distinctive membership such as Motor Corp., Canteen, etc. Service to Military volunteers now used for night and weekend coverage.

1964-1965 – Disaster Alert System and Mutual Aid in place for immediate Red Cross assistance. Youth Committee packed 500 Christmas stockings for children in the Azores. 23 high school girls volunteer at VA hospital.

1965-1966 – National Red Cross imposes disaster quota on Chapter of $3,191,which was met. Wilson, Barker and Pendleton were added to the bloodmobile schedule. New wing (1 North) opened at Lockport Memorial Hospital. Red Cross volunteers acted as hostesses during Open House.

1966-1967 – Blood collections dropped. Region to institute a program of rationing blood to chapters who have not met their quota.

First Recognition Tea held.

Lockport Community pool added to swim program.

1967-1968 – Senior Citizen sewers began making wristlets, booties, bibs and binders for the VA hospital in Buffalo.

615 ditty bags were packed and shipped to Vietnam.

Briarwood Pool was added to the swim program.

1968-1969 – 11 families were left homeless by a fire on Pine St.; immediate Red Cross assistance was given.

Tri-Town Ambulance was formed in Gasport with 106 persons trained in First Aid.

1969-1970 – 911 Emergency number in use in area started as a project of the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross.