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Red Cross Pick-Up Lines for Valentine’s Day Part 2

Posted on February 13, 2012 by lizquintana

Happy Valentine’s Day Red Crossers! And Happy Anna Howard Shaw Day for those who do not celebrate the chocolate filled holiday. Last year, I composed a few Red Cross related pick-up lines folks could use on Valentine’s Day. The post was quite popular so I decided to write new conversation starters for 2012. Enjoy. For [...]

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In the wake of Hurricane Irene….

Posted on August 29, 2011 by redcrossyouth

…The American Red Cross is helping thousands of people all across the Eastern Seaboard. This past week-end, we operated more than 500 shelters and as of Sunday evening sheltered more than 48,000 individuals. More than 250 feeding vehicles have been prepared to distribute an approximate 1.3 million hot meals in the following days. The cost [...]

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Grandmother, mother and daughter donate together

Posted on June 7, 2011 by redcrossyouth

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 [...]

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Red Cross Lifer – Meet Christine Theberge

Posted on April 26, 2011 by lizquintana

Christine Theberge is a student at Penn State and the Health and Safety officer for the Penn State Student Red Cross Club. Listen to Christine talk about the many successful blood drives the Club hosts on Red Cross Lifer. Interested in learning more about the Penn State Red Cross Club? Visit their website. Do you [...]

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Double the Lives Saved, Double the Fun

Posted on September 16, 2009 by lizquintana

This morning was like any other morning for a college student. My alarm went off and I refused to get out of bed. I was rummaging through my clothes, debating what to wear when I saw a Red Cross t-shirt and thought, “sure.” As I walked to class, I was surprised to see the Red [...]

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Governor signs bill allowing 16-year-olds to give blood

Posted on March 11, 2009 by lucasmatze

The other day, I went to the blood drive at my high school to give double red blood cell units. To me, it was nothing new since I had been donating whole blood since I was 16 and double red units since 17. However, I was taking this privilege for granted. California is lucky in [...]

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Seven more pints to a gallon

Posted on February 21, 2009 by redcrossyouth

I did it! I donated blood for the first time today! What an experience! I read last week that the New England Region was holding their regular blood drive in Brattleboro, VT, so I made sure to mark it on my calendar. Using the Tips for a Good Donation Experience, I had a filling breakfast [...]

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Don’t Donate

Posted on November 21, 2008 by redcrossyouth

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Red Cross Racing rewards loyal blood donors

Posted on November 10, 2008 by redcrossyouth

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 [...]

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Message from Malawi youth

Posted on August 25, 2008 by redcrossyouth

This personal testimony to the importance of blood donation was submitted to the Resources section yesterday. It deserves attention on the main page. From Justin Kamwendo: just happen to bump ito this site while searching some info on youth, but i guess fate was on my side, becouse i have reant alot from the documents [...]

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