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Ready for an ‘Extreme Makeover’?

Sep 6, 2010

A group in the Salem, Oregon area is receiving a very special knock today as Ty Pennington and the ABC ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ team are paying a visit to […]

California Community Rolls up Sleeves to Donate for Officer

Sep 6, 2010

A regular lesson in the Red Cross is that tragedy can bring people together to do amazing things. This story comes out of the Bay Area over the past two […]

Tracking Earl

Sep 3, 2010

Interested in tracking Hurricane Earl? Here’s Mashable’s list of great online resources to check out now and in case of future disaster. You can also track the Red Cross’ preparation […]

The Sound Of Infant CPR

Sep 3, 2010

Why should you make the time to learn CPR? This PSA from the British Red Cross answers the question…and then some. Check it out…and then sign up for a class.

Happy 90210 Day!

Sep 2, 2010

Today is 9/02/10, so in the spirit of the holiday, I thought I’d share my favorite clip. Note that it doesn’t get very exciting until the last minute or so… […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Sep 1, 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 […]

CONTEST: Tell Us #Just1Thing (Again!)

Sep 1, 2010

It’s contest time, my friends! In honor of National Preparedness Month, we’re bringing back our incredibly awesome Twitter contest from last year — #just1thing. And, if you do exactly that […]

It’s That Time Again…

Sep 1, 2010

NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH! w00t! NatlPreparedness0910

Hurricane Earl, As Seen From Space

Aug 31, 2010

From the MSNBC photoblog: Wondering what the Red Cross has already done in response to Earl? Lots, as it turns out. Check the Disaster Online Newsroom to see what’s been […]

In the Time it Takes to Give Blood…

Aug 31, 2010

Farmville, Facebook, squirrels on water skis…we’re all guilty of a little internet distraction (Red Cross followers are exempt!). However, when getting hooked on useless web browsing, do you ever wish […]