Nelson’s Red Cross Story
Nelson Lanehart shares a marvelous Red Cross story about perseverance and love.
San Bruno Fire Relief
It has been a very busy time out here in the Bay Area Chapter after Thursday night’s gas pipe explosion in San Bruno. So far I have been involved in setting up the shelter (which has since been closed), feeding the rescue workers and providing support to public affairs. I wanted to share with you [...]
Hurricane Alex Update
When you get a chance, make sure you check out Jim Rettew’s video updates on our response to Hurricane Alex here and here on Youtube. Although Alex only left Texas with only thunderstorms and minor flooding, with no injuries or major damage reported, Governor Rick Perry urged Texans to think of Alex as a warning. [...]
Hurricane Alex hits Mexico
Hurricane Alex landed in Mexico around 2:00 GMT, and the American Red Cross has started moving supplies and workers to South Texas. President Obama declared a state of emergency in Texas late Tuesday night, and Texas Governor Rick Perry issued his own proclamation for 19 counties within the state. The American Red Cross has been [...]
Students support Haiti relief efforts
Since January, tens of thousands of students in over 70 schools (preschool through high school) in Burlington County, NJ, have donated $69,743 to American Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti. Many of the students participated in the Burlington County Chapter’s Changes Lives 2010 project, and looked under sofa cushions or did extra chores for change to [...]
Mat Morgan’s Video Diary
Mat Morgan (former National Youth Council Vice-Chair) reports from Port-Au-Prince Haiti. Incredibly insightful and straight from the heart, please take a few minutes to watch.
Real-life Red Cross
For any of you out there who have taken a Red Cross class, you know how staged the photos in the workbooks appear and how fake the re-enactments videos seem. Don’t get me wrong, they are amazing, but a little corny. Three days ago my perspective changed dramatically. 9:00am my cell phone rings. It is [...]
Earthquake in Haiti: Photoessay
A short time after the earthquake yesterday our International team in Washington DC was able to make contact with the head of our Haiti delegation via Skype. He was in his office in Port-Au-Prince when the earthquake hit. [10:36:42 PM] ARC – Matthew Marek – Haiti: people are scared and gathered in the streets [10:36:51 [...]
Red Cross volunteers support children in America Samoa
Lately we have been posting up a lot of videos. This one really stuck out. Take a look at children speaking candidly about how the tsunami in American Samoa on September 29th changed their lives and the impact that American Red Cross volunteers have been able to make. What strikes me is how young these volunteers are [...]
Mista Twister raps about tornado safety!
To promote student disaster education, the Central Illinois Chapter, Peoria made a hip-hop a music video with its tornado safety puppet, Mista Twista. He raps about severe weather tips to a rollicking backbeat. Let us know of any other great videos you have found about preparedness! Pat Washington DC
