National News Around the WorldI know many of you are wondering what is going on with the t-shirt design contest sponsored by the National Youth Council and Biomedical Services. Unfortunately, I have no news for you yet. I assure you that we are still working on this project, dealing with quite a bit of red tape, and we will [...]
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I sincerely apologize for the delay in announcing the winner of the t-shirt design contest. I am managing the judging process, so I speak from personal experience when I say it has not been easy. We are going through one last round of judging now and expect to notify the winner by the end of [...]
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Thank you to everyone who submitted a design for the National Youth Council’s t-shirt design contest! We originally planned to notify the contest winner today; however, due to the overwhelming number of designs and their impressive quality, we need one more week to decide. We expect to notify the winner on Friday, May 9th instead. [...]
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Thanks to everyone who submitted a design for our t-shirt design contest! We are currently reviewing the entries, and we expect to contact the winner on May 1. Keep checking back here for more info.
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Gail McGovern, a business executive and professor at Harvard Business School, was just named the next President & CEO of the American Red Cross. Ms. McGovern brings many skills to the table, including extensive experience in the business world, non-profit fundraising and marketing. Red Cross leaders have spent a significant amount of time [...]
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Last fall, I had the exciting opportunity to interview Jackie Speier, a longtime public servant and current congressional candidate. Ms. Speier is also a Red Cross volunteer – and she started her career as a youth.
I was inspired by this interview since I share many of the same experiences with Ms. Speier. It is remarkable [...]
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American Red Cross communications vehicle on the scene / photo: arlen
On Monday night, I spent several hours at a fire on Valencia Street in San Francisco’s Mission district. A four-alarm blaze destroyed two apartment buildings, putting 59 people out on the street. I spent the evening checking in with clients, seeing if they [...]
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Last night I had my first two disaster response calls as a member of the San Francisco Disaster Action Team. Surprisingly, I had two calls in one night after two months on the team with no calls at all. At 6:30 p.m. I helped finish up the paper work for a “cold fire” [...]
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On September 8th, I celebrated my ninth year with the American Red Cross. I spent the morning in a Disaster Action Team orientation in San Francisco, further expanding my volunteer career into the world of Disaster Services. I am still amazed at all the new ways I can serve, even after nine years [...]
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You probably heard that earlier this month, health care company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) sued the American Red Cross over use of the red cross symbol. Johnson & Johnson claimed in its suit that the Red Cross was unlawfully using the emblem to promote products related to health and preparedness rather than just disaster [...]
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