Gary Miller, Critical Response Team Director, American Red Cross

The View 1071 Celestial St Cincinnati, OH 45202

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Join us on Thursday, September 11, 2025, for a LUNCH (12:00-1:30pm) meeting at The View (1071 Celestial St, 45202), for a program with Gary Miller, Critical Response Team Director, American Red Cross. 

  
Gary Miller is the retired Director of Disaster Services for the 25 County Cincinnati Area Region of the American Red Cross. He served the American Red Cross as the Senior Director for Disaster Operations and is an administrative director of the Critical Response Team, which responds to terrorism incidents in the United States. He is also a member of the team that represents the Red Cross at the Homeland Security Center. Miller served as the senior Red Cross official on over 33 disaster operations, including Job Director of the American Red Cross’s September 11th World Trade Center terrorist attack. In his interview he talks about how he learned of the attack on 9/11, finding a way to New York, and how his team prepared for the response. He describes in some detail his job organizing volunteers, the amazing numbers of people who wanted to help, and the difficulty processing so many volunteers. He details some of the jobs the volunteers were organized for, such as: making house calls on the sick and elderly, helping sanitation workers clear trash, providing meals for those displaced, lawyers to help with death benefits, and operating the family assistance center. Miller discusses how the job changed after 9/11, what we need to remember about that time, and reminds us that the job was still ongoing.

RSVPs are required to attend, whether you are eating lunch or not, so if you would like to attend, please click HERE by 5:00 p.m., Friday, September 5, 2025, or contact [email protected]. If you are not a current member of the Rotary Club of Cincinnati, please note lunches are $30, and payment will be collected at the door via cash, check, or credit card.  Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.

Meal Choices – 

Regular Entrée: Grilled Pork Chop with Charred Corn Relish, Whipped Redskin Potatoes, Green Beans and Red Peppers.

Salad Entrée: Mela Verde Salad with Chicken, Field Greens, Dried Berries, Diced Apples, Gorgonzola Cheese, Walnuts & Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette.

Vegetarian Entrée: Campanelle Pasta with Grilled Vegetables, Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Sauce, Greens Beans & Red Peppers.