Club 18 in India helped relieve blood shortage

Club 18 was a campaign started by the Indian Red Cross Society Orissa branch in June 2010 to encourage young people, especially those who have turned 18, to donate blood. A year later, the blood shortage for thalassemia patients has been relieved. According to Mangala Prasad Mohanty, honorary secretary of Orissa State Branch Indian Red [...]

Red Cross Youth volunteer performs in Houston

Calling all Red Cross youth volunteers in the Houston, Texas area! Come check out a free performance from Red Cross Youth Volunteer, Mary Sarah. Mary Sarah will be performing at Opry on The Square, Country Now and Then on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 7:30pm. Opry on the Square is a great opportunity for lovers [...]

“Join Red Cross”

Featured artwork from Laron Edwards of Osborn Evergreen Academy of Design and Alternative Energy. Congrats Laron on being the second Runner Up of the high school section of the American Red Cross Youth Design Contest 2011! Check backed for more featured artwork later this week!

“Be a Hero”

Featured artwork from Sun Shin of Lynbrook High School. Congrats Sun on being the Runner Up of the high school section of the American Red Cross Youth Design Contest 2011! Check backed for more featured artwork later this week!

“Hands Reaching Out”

Featured artwork from Vanllelyn Garcia of New Tech High School. Congrats Vanllelyn on winning the high school section of the American Red Cross Youth Design Contest 2011! Check backed for more featured artwork next week!

2011 Red Cross Youth Design Contest winners announced

We would like to thank everyone that participated in the 2011 Red Cross Youth Design Contest. The outpouring of enthusiasm from the youth and young adult community was tremendous and is deeply appreciated. The competition was tough, but after careful consideration we are pleased to announce the following winners: 1) Elementary/Middle School: Katherine Hoyos, Huddleston [...]

World Blood Donor Day- June 14, 2011

The Red Cross collects 22,000 units of blood each weekday, and another 15,000 each weekend in order to keep up with their consistent amount and save lives. Donate blood today.

Even furry friends are volunteers

Those you would least expect turn into the most celebrated of American Red Cross volunteers. Fursa Thaniya, a German-shepherd husky mix, was found wandering like a nomad around Camp Arifjan in Kuwait injured and hurt, but with a perky attitude nonetheless. The dog was taken to a veterinary clinic and inspired the camp to begin [...]

Grandmother, mother and daughter donate together

Strength in numbers- or family numbers, that is. Nisswa, Minnesota resident 16-year-old Sabrina Aldin traveled to Baxter, Minnesota, to donate blood at the Heritage Assembly of God Church with her mother and grandmother in March. A first time donator, Sabrina mustered the courage to donate because of the support from her fellow family members, who [...]

Fourth grader donates birthday money to Red Cross

Chance Sullivan, a fourth-grader from Chandler, Oklahoma, decided to give his birthday money back to the American Red Cross after hearing about the extent of damage that storms in Oklahoma extolled on towns around his own around Memorial Day weekend. Sullivan was mentally affected by the storms as his family huddled in his home’s cellar [...]

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