Kyrgyzstan earthquake eyewitness account
When the first Red Crescent disaster response team reached the site of Nura village, they were greeted with scenes of desolation and despair. A strong earthquake of 6.6 on the Richter scale had levelled the village in the evening of 5 October, leaving 75 people dead, and at least 90 injured. “When we arrived in [...]
Andrea Bowen visits the Red Cross
Are you a Desperate Housewives fan? Listen to Andrea’s interview to hear about her interest in the Red Cross and why she thinks youth play an important role in the organization! See a photo of her here.
Raymond McGee, youth shelter volunteer
New experiences, new lessons
As I have become more comfortable with my chairman position, a lot has been happening around the office. Being only 24, I have not had a lot of experience in hiring others, although I was in charge of the search committee to hire our current executive director. In the past three months I have been [...]
Amending form 1040: from today’s from Washington Times
To address low levels of funding in the Disaster Relief Fund, one DC resident proposed today that on the IRS Form 1040, the IRS replaces the voluntary option to donate $3 to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and instead asks Americans to donate $3 voluntarily to the American Red Cross. This past weekend, an AP [...]
Inside the Online Newsroom in DC
Ever wondered how the Online Newsrooms work? You know… those web pages that offer up-to-date information about and personal accounts from each hurricane? The thought did not cross my mind until a few days ago. I began volunteering to help the social media response to Hurricane Ike, and after a crash course, began to really [...]
Have a crazy social media fundraising idea?
The Red Cross just began a $100 million campaign to fill an empty Disaster Relief Fund – the fund has been taxed heavily by everything from Southern California wildfires to Midwestern flooding to recent hurricane response throughout the southern United States. Part of this campaign will include an social media component, utilizing resources as varied [...]
Text2Help campaign
The American Red Cross has announced that during this weekend’s games, September 14-15, the National Football League will encourage donations to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The Disaster Relief Fund supports the victims of thousands of disasters across the country each year, disasters like the hurricanes of 2008, and enables the Red Cross [...]
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 [...]
Confirmed: Colombia admits symbol misuse
While the army did rescue 15 hostages, there are potential safety implications for hundreds of other aid workers now. Learn more about the Geneva Conventions at the IFRC website. We regret that this occurred,” President Alvaro Uribe said in a speech following reports that the Red Cross emblem was displayed on a vest or T-shirt [...]
