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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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Be Safe in Time for Hurricane Irene.

Posted on August 27, 2011 by redcrossyouth

Hurricane Irene is predicted to be the largest storm to hit the East Coast in more than 70 years and is likely to impact big population centers like Washington, D.C. and New York City. Please, make sure you are prepared for this “historic” hurricane wherever you are. 1. Follow the guidelines on this (http://www.redcross.org/www-files/Documents/pdf/Preparedness/checklists/Hurricane.pdf) brief [...]

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Fourth grader donates birthday money to Red Cross

Posted on June 5, 2011 by redcrossyouth

Chance Sullivan, a fourth-grader from Chandler, Oklahoma, decided to give his birthday money back to the American Red Cross after hearing about the extent of damage that storms in Oklahoma extolled on towns around his own around Memorial Day weekend. Sullivan was mentally affected by the storms as his family huddled in his home’s cellar [...]

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American Red Cross CEO and President Gail McGovern visits Joplin while relief operations also aid flood victims in Montana

Posted on June 1, 2011 by redcrossyouth

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Hurricane Alex hits Mexico

Posted on July 1, 2010 by redcrossyouth

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 [...]

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Real-life Red Cross

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Pat West

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 [...]

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The Great California Shakeout

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Anjuli Sastry

The recent, tragic occurrence in the American Samoan Islands has reminded us all of the dire need to get prepared in the case of natural disaster, especially earthquakes as in this case. This year, California will “celebrate” the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake by holding the largest earthquake drill ever. On October 15, [...]

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Red Cross Helping American Samoa Tsunami Victims

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Pat West

Many of you have heard about the devastation from Tuesdays undersea earthquake that created a tsunami and swept over American Samoa. Currently a significant portion of the island is without power or water amid widespread damage. “We will get there as quickly as we can with what we can,” said Joe Becker, senior vice president for [...]

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Texting for Flood Relief: Text2HELP

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Pat West

Thousands of people have been affected by recent flooding in the south, and the Red Cross is there, providing shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance. You can help people affected by disasters, like the floods, by donating $5 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund using Text 2HELP. Subscribers of participating wireless carriers [...]

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