Our World GAVE!
WE WON!!! I want to thank everyone who voted on Facebook for the American Red Cross in the “Our World Gives” contest. Thank you for participating in the Our World Gives Facebook contest. Congratulations to The American Red Cross, who generated 18,582 votes and will be awarded a $50,000 grant from the Western Union Foundation. [...]
Something to think about
Consumed with thought, I probably should be studying for the exam I have tonight, yet I’m not ready to crack open the books. Recently I had the chance to reflect with several of my fellow Red Cross volunteers about what I’ve done with the Red Cross, what I would like exploring more, and what this is all [...]
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Star for the Red Cross on MTV
Thanks to Wendy at redcrosschat.org: MTV is looking for ambitious and passionate teens that are devoting their time to involve their community in making a difference. Whether you are raising money for a charity that is important to you or holding events to make your peers aware of a special cause, we want to hear [...]
Help the Red Cross to be able to help others.
I thought people might be interested in a letter I wrote to the editor of my college newspaper at UCLA. If you can use it, please adapt it. I will definitely post the link if they publish it! “Help the Red Cross to be able to help others.” To put it bluntly the American Red [...]
Preparation for the rain
As I started the journey back from a youth meeting this weekend, I decided to post my first blog entry. After so much talk of project planning, initiative supporting, and exciting brainstorming, the only thing that came to mind were these awful, atrocious looking orange Hunter rain boots. Let me explain: As the group deliberated [...]
Youth meeting in DC
This weekend, Red Cross youth leaders from around the country are meeting in Washington, DC. They will be discussing issues relevant to volunteers between the ages of 13 and 24 and also meeting with senior members of the organization. If you have questions or ideas for their consideration, please post them to the blog and [...]
The Facebook Cause recruiting challenge
This morning, I was checking my Facebook and I saw this on the American Red Cross Cause Hall of Fame: 1. Seungjun Kim 117 recruits 2. Frankie Wong 108 recruits 3. Alice 97 recruits 4. James Jee Zhu 93 recruits 5. Kait Pera 86 recruits In all honesty, I was amazed that I was number [...]
Red Cross Racing rewards loyal blood donors
On October 2, the first round of winners for the Red Cross Racing program were chosen. Four committed blood donors were selected at random and will join the Red Cross as VIPs at the Phoenix International Raceway on November 9. The need for blood is ongoing and the Red Cross relies on dedicated individuals across [...]
Making a “splash” in college
At the beginning of the year, Boston University hosted “Splash”: an activities fair at which student clubs have sign-up booths. I knew I wanted to continue volunteering with the Red Cross and that BU had a school club, so my only obstacle was trying to find that one booth among hundreds of others. When I [...]
