North Dakota and Minnesota Red River Flooding
Many of you are likely aware of the flooding in North Dakota and Minnesota. The Red Cross has already been working on the scene for a week, but with the arrival of the flooding, the focus now is on being ready for sheltering efforts needed for people forced from their homes. Extra volunteers, shelter supplies, [...]
Angela Bingham, Red Cross Youth Volunteer Extraordinaire
For the past nine years, I have served as an American Red Cross volunteer. I began work with the organization during my freshman year of high school at the Rutherford County chapter in North Carolina. As a student at the University of South Carolina, I was excited to be a charter member of the Red [...]
American Red Cross President & CEO on Youth Involvement
Hi Red Crossers! I am so excited about this! We announced back in April 2008 that Gail McGovern was joining the American Red Cross as its President & CEO. Today, I write to announce a video that Gail recently made about the importance of Red Cross youth involvement! I’ve had the chance to meet her [...]
Tell the world how a Red Cross experience changed a life, in 75 words or less.
The most exciting and powerful contest I’ve ever seen. In 75 words or less, describe how a Red Cross experience made a difference for you or someone you know. At the heart of the Red Cross are millions of individuals who give time, blood, money and compassion to help their neighbors in need. When [...]
The Office
The Red Cross got a shout out in an episode of The Office, which aired on NBC after the Super Bowl. Michael Scott gathered his staff for a CPR training course after Stanley suffered a heart attack thanks in part to Dwight’s botched fire drill. In typical “Office” fashion, everything went horribly wrong, and even [...]
Change a life: it takes two
President Obama is new Honorary Chairman
Notes from the American Red Cross online museum: In 1906 the American Red Cross added a largely ceremonial office of President to its structure. In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson agreed to serve in this position, thereby establishing a tradition followed by all subsequent presidents that they become Honorary President (since 1947 “Honorary Chairman”) of the [...]
Be part of the National Day of Service.
Hi everyone! Happy New Year! Best wishes for a fantastic 2009! With the new year, an important event is approaching-the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama on January 20th! In the days leading up to the inauguration, from Saturday, January 17 through Monday, January 19, Obama has called for citizens to volunteer in their communities through [...]
Registration for the 2009 National Youth Institute Now Live!
Happy Holidays! The National Youth Council and Youth & Young Adult Programs & Services is excited to announce that registration for the 2009 National Youth Institute (NYI) is now LIVE! What is the National Youth Institute? It is a two-and-a-half day conference, from April 3-5, 2009 in Orlando, FL, that provides Red Cross youth and [...]
Red Cross builds new home for the homeless
The Red Cross website recently posted a great story about our work four years after the tsunami hit Southeast Asia and East Africa. It is worth passing on. E-mail me if you have any questions! Mat Morgan, Washington, D.C. Four years after the devastating Indian Ocean Tsunami displaced millions of people, the American Red Cross [...]
