TwitterCheck out the new CD page at MySpace! LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – Twelve singers singing. Seven lives a saving. All with one golden CD. Beginning this holiday season, twelve bands and artists from Southern California showcase their music on the “Band Together” compilation, hoping that through their efforts the American Red Cross-lead Measles Initiative will [...]
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Nominations are being sought for the National Youth Council, the panel that represents the youth and young adults of the American Red Cross and enhances youth involvement throughout the organization. Applications are due by this Friday, December 21.
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Krysta Meinzer, a 21 year-old senior at Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, N.C., is one of several college students featured in the new MTV program “Cause Effect” for her work to promote blood drives in and around her college campus. A video of Krysta’s activities is featured on think.mtv.com, mtvU.com, and Facebook.com, along with regular airings [...]
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The award-winning Masters of Disaster® disaster preparedness curriculum teaches children how to prevent, prepare for and respond to disasters and other emergencies. It is available in customized formats for both families and educators. The series is an educational tool that will teach youth the importance of preparedness while reducing fear of the unexpected. It aims [...]
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Over the Veteran’s Day weekend I got to visit the ARCNHQ in Washington, D.C for National Youth Council meetings. What an experience! Leading into the building on 17th Street were white marble steps and I was greeted by large white columns. Very White House-esque, and the White House itself was only blocks away! The building [...]
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ATLANTA/GENEVA/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON – Measles deaths in Africa fell by 91 percent between 2000 and 2006, from an estimated 396,000 to 36,000, reaching the United Nations 2010 goal to cut measles deaths by 90 percent four years early. The spectacular gains achieved in Africa helped generate a strong decline in global measles deaths, which fell 68 [...]
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