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VIDEO: Building A Family Preparedness Kit

Dec 21, 2010

This prepared mama has M&Ms in her disaster kit…and a whole lot more. What about you?

Why the Heck Should I Give to the Red Cross?

Dec 21, 2010

I’ve been playing around on this new Red Cross website all morning, whyshouldigive.org. It’s not so much a game, but it gives you different reasons that the Red Cross is […]

PHOTO: Alien Mothership Or Thundercloud?

Dec 17, 2010

For your Friday afternoon, I give you the coolest weather photo I’ve ever seen, all credit to Sean Heavey. Check out all of Sean’s truly incredible images and learn more […]

Prepare-aphernalia: A Sleeping Bag Coat

Dec 16, 2010

A hat tip to our colleague Nathan down in Eugene who sent us this one… A Detroit art student has designed the Elements S[urvival] coat – a versatile, super-warm garment […]

A popular television game show featuring the American Red Cross tonight.

Dec 16, 2010

What is….Jeopardy? Ding! Ding! Ding! Okay, there may not be any ‘Dings’ but classic quiz shows get these trivia nerds excited. That’s why we’ll be parked in front of the […]

The Perfect Gift.

Dec 16, 2010

‎’Tis the season and everyone’s searching for that perfect gift. It’s about discounts, bargains and savings. But what are we really saving? If just 10% of people in the U.S. […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Dec 16, 2010

Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]

Photo Frenzy!

Dec 15, 2010

Our Flickr site has blown up with all of the latest Red Cross action! If you’ve been following the blog, you know that Blood Services hosted multiple Thanksgiving Day blood […]

Aumsville Tornado

Dec 15, 2010

Things are so busy around here that I’m just going to post a few links: Updates on our tornado response Tornado safety tips Photo set from tornado Quick video clip […]

On Being A Volunteer In Rural Oregon

Dec 14, 2010

“When the local Red Cross volunteer arrives at the scene, their goal is to assess the situation, provide comfort and immediate assistance to the family in the form of shelter, […]