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Don’t turn away

Posted on August 16, 2011 by redcrossyouth

Nowadays, I feel bombarded by information. Facts in interviews I read online, pictures of my friends on Facebook, videos, snippets of interviews on the evening news, dates and times in my email to keep track of….sometimes I feel that my principal daily task is simply to keep track of all of this information, to learn [...]

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The Measles Initiative Vaccinates One Billion Children in First Decade

Posted on August 5, 2011 by redcrossyouth

The Measles Initiative announced yesterday that one billion children have been vaccinated against the measles since the creation of the initiative in 2001. The historic billionth vaccination was received by a child in Mozambique this past May. Measles is a highly-contagious disease that is spread through air. Symptoms include a high fever, cough, and skin [...]

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Solferino update: our workshops

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Aubin

The American Red Cross has given a presentation about youth leadership at the 2009 World Youth Meeting in Solferino, Italy.

Filed under: International, Leadership, Measles | Tagged: declaration, International, italy, Leadership, Measles, presentation, solferino, World Youth Meeting | Leave a Comment »

Amazing Global Youth Service Day!

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Pat West

When someone says “mission related projects” to you, what does it mean? To the Southern California Youth Consortium (SCYC) it means running a project in all 5 lines of service in one day! (Disaster, Health and Safety, Service to Armed Forces, Biomedical and International Services)

Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Blood, Consortium, Disaster, Global Youth Service Day, Health and Safety, International, Measles, Red Cross, volunteerism | 8 Comments »

Annual Measles Deaths Drop by 74%

Posted on December 8, 2008 by redcrossyouth

We had a very exciting conference call at national headquarters recently in which we shared this Measles Initiative news with members of the media. Youth and young adults are key fundraisers for the Initiative and you should feel proud to share in this success! Keep up the outstanding work! Mat Morgan, Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, Thursday, [...]

Filed under: International, Measles, National Headquarters, Press | Tagged: Measles, Measles Initiative, UN, WHO | Leave a Comment »

Upstaging Measles One Performance at a Time

Posted on November 5, 2008 by redcrossyouth

Tuesday, November 04, 2008 — A brightly dressed dancer skims the stage. Complex movements recall for her countless long hours of rehearsal, the astounding level of coordination of thousands of Measles Initiative workers, and the children who will be immunized because of this performance. Most people never associated classical Indian dance and measles advocacy, but [...]

Filed under: Chapter, Fundraiser, High School, Measles | Tagged: dance, Indian dance, Measles | Leave a Comment »

Vitamin C versus Measles

Posted on October 23, 2008 by redcrossyouth

A volunteer saw this article recently and thought it was worth posting to the blog! For the original link, please see the Red Cross website. Wednesday, October 15, 2008 — While many of their classmates are enjoying extra games of tag on the weekends, Danielle (13), Haley (11), and Julia Flum (9), of Parkland, Florida [...]

Filed under: Fundraiser, Measles, Press, Recruitment | Tagged: lemonade, lemonade stand, Measles, Measles Initiative, vitamin C | Leave a Comment »

Measles Initiative update from Jill Grospierre

Posted on October 2, 2008 by redcrossyouth

Last week the Measles Initiative hosted its annual Partner for Measles Advocacy Meeting in Washington DC. The event, which took place on 23-24 September, brought together all five founding partners of the Measles Initiative – the American Red Cross, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the United Nations [...]

Filed under: Fundraiser, International, National Headquarters | Tagged: Africa, fundraising, India, Measles, Pakistan | 1 Comment »

Red Cross: A Lasting Impact

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Manpreet Kalra

My involvement with the Red Cross has evolved and strengthened greatly with each passing year. While attending Newark Memorial High School, I was part of the Make a Difference Club. I would collect supplies and send them to American soldiers in Afghanistan, through the local Red Cross Chapter. The part that touched me the most [...]

Filed under: Chapter, Leadership, Recruitment | Tagged: Leadership, Measles, Pat Tillman, youth | 1 Comment »