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A Bed of Blood Bags: Economic crisis forces Dracula out on the streets and in to a Red Cross storage fridge
Portland, Ore.—Count Vladimir von Dracula, the centuries-old Romanian nobleman who sustains his existence by feeding on the blood of the living, was found today asleep in a Red Cross blood […]
For Your Viewing Pleasure
It’s the honest truth — tonight at 8 p.m., the Red Cross will be featured on the FOX primetime show “Lie To Me.” From what I’ve heard, the episode — […]
We’re All Shook Up
And if a movie wasn’t enough to get you in the spirit of Earthquake Preparedness Month, how about some music?
EARTHQUAKE!!!
As mentioned on Monday, today is the start of Earthquake Preparedness Month. To get you in the mood, I thought you might get a kick out of this video, shamelessly […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
In Portland on March 31, during the day, there was a single family fire. The two adults did not know where they could go and what to do. When the […]
A Special Thank You Note
I just received this thank you note from the Japanese tour group I blogged about earlier this week. Pretty cool! We give tours of the building and we try to […]
Donate your blood before Vampire Kitty gets it all!
I heard a rumor that Vampire Kitties won’t attack blood donors. . . Photo from lolcats.com
Are You @Tweepared?
Loyal blog readers know that I’m into design and Twitter. So you can only imagine my enthusiasm about a new campaign that combines those two things with the real love […]
Have Bus, Will Travel
Red Cross volunteers come in all shapes and sizes…and vehicles. Including a really awesome double-decker type bus. I didn’t actually tour the bus, but I was there when this news […]
Flickr Finds: Disaster Relief Snowman
Photo courtesy of Lindsey Weber/American Red Cross