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Paranoia Or Just Being Prepared?

Jun 29, 2010

We’ve talked before about luxury doomsday bunkers and “preppers;” now check out this video from ABC News and tell us what you think.

Meet Emily, The Robot Lifeguard

Jun 28, 2010

Every summer, the American Red Cross teaches thousands of people the basics of lifeguarding. But there’s one guard on duty that didn’t take a Red Cross class — meet Emily, […]

Exciting Publicity On Portland Blood Donation

Jun 25, 2010

The latest edition of The Portland Observer came out yesterday…and it featured two Red Cross articles! The first is a cover story on the critical need for blood donation through […]

Never a dull moment at the Red Cross…

Jun 24, 2010

I am finding it difficult to finish my smoothie as I witness Troy Jenkins, a certified First Aid/CPR instructor and EMT, amuse the classroom with horror stories of bloody incidents. […]

Blood science in the news!

Jun 24, 2010

There have been a couple interesting stories related to blood lately- lets take a peak! In blood collection, centrifuges are often used for a variety of purposes. They are the […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Jun 23, 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 […]

Fashion Finds: Summer REDecorating

Jun 23, 2010

Even though Tara’s gone, her REDecorating tips live on. And even though it doesn’t FEEL like summer, with the solstice passed, I can assure you that it really is. So, […]

Twilight: Eclipse Blood Drive

Jun 23, 2010

In the past, the Red Cross and the ‘Twilight’ franchise seem to go hand-in-hand. Chapter services promoted the film, then Twilight came back to support Chapter services, and Blood Services […]

CPR Romance, Take Three

Jun 22, 2010

If you’ve been following Cross Blog for a while, you know all about Singles CPR. And you might even know that it got started with our spotting of CPR-related “Missed […]

Lifesaving At A Wake

Jun 22, 2010

My morning started with coffee…and lifesaving. As I walked past the coffee cart, trying to resist a vanilla soy latte (I failed), owner Nancy stopped me with a story. Turns […]