The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormons,  recently joined a group of elite corporations and organizations as a member of the Annual Disaster Giving Program  in support of the American Red Cross. The generous gift of one million dollars, along with an in-kind donation of $500,000, from the  Church, creates the reliable funding needed to deliver swift relief, enabling the Red Cross to respond at a moment’s notice with trained volunteers, supplies from their stocked warehouses, emergency response vehicles and resources, to transform community sites into shelters.  Heidi Ruster, CEO of the Utah and Nevada Region says “The generosity of the LDS Church empowers the Red Cross to give hope to people when they need it most.”