Don’t Forget

Without doubt, for many of you, Hurricane Irene already seems like last week’s news. But thousands across the Eastern Seaboard are still in need of American Red Cross assistance. With the estimated cost of assistance already climbing to $10-$15 million, we need all the help we can get. Please consider making a donation by accessing [...]

Irene prevented people from saving a life

Along with displacing some people, this weekend’s Hurricane Irene prevented some other people from saving a life. The American Red Cross said it has canceled more than 60 blood drives along the East Coast due to Hurricane Irene, resulting in the shortfall of nearly 1,500 units of blood. American Red Cross communications manager Mike Baisey [...]

Let’s start the week off right!

Hello Red Cross Youth! Can you believe it’s already another week and already August? I’ve never known how to feel about this month…on one hand, it’s always the hottest month of the year and so the peak of summer, on another, I always feel like I can taste the beginning of fall at this time [...]

Response to New York Times coverage of Red Cross blood services

The American Red Cross is no stranger to intense scrutiny from the government, private organizations and the American public. Yesterday’s New York Times article regarding the organization’s efforts to reform blood collection and distribution processes is a hard-hitting piece that is reminiscent of scrutiny after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and Senator Grassley’s call to reform the [...]

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