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Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Mar 11, 2009

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…[The ALL CAPS place names […]

How Lotion Helps The Red Cross

Mar 11, 2009

In advance of writing this post, I took a look at my hands. Thanks to the “on again, off again” crazy weather that we’ve been having, they are dry, dry, […]

Check Your Kit For Peanut Products

Mar 11, 2009

You’ve just experienced a disaster and, unbeknownst to you, you’ve got another disaster on your hands. That’s right — you’ve pulled out your emergency supplies kit and it’s filled with […]

Personally, I’d Prefer To Hum “Stayin’ Alive.”

Mar 11, 2009

Still feeling stressed out by Daylight Saving Time? Check out today’s Dinosaur Comics. The CPR humor should give you a good giggle.  Ahhh, laughter is the best medicine.  (Speaking of […]

Disaster Action Team Responses

Mar 11, 2009

In Tillamook, on March 9, there was a house fire. Two people died in the fire and four others were displaced. The Tillamook County Community Chaplains are providing mental health […]

Check Out This Pukka Advertising Campaign

Mar 10, 2009

I (heart) New York. Designed by Milton Glaser in 1977, this logo has “been reproduced innumerable times, in versions both official and unauthorized.” And now, with the approval of Gov. […]

How Daylight Saving Time Can Kill You

Mar 9, 2009

I’m pretty sure I’m not alone when I say that I’m not a big fan of spring Daylight Saving Time. I finally get used to morning sun through the window […]

Lessons Learned from the Lonely Hearts Blood Drive: Avoid Passing Out!

Mar 9, 2009

I logged in to the blog to write a post about The Office blood drive, but it looks like Lise beat me to it! Since you’re already filled in on […]

Dunder Mifflin Holds A Blood Drive

Mar 6, 2009

If you ever had any doubt that writers for The Office love the Red Cross, last night’s episode should put that to rest. If you didn’t catch it, the Dunder […]

Tweeting From Kazakhstan

Mar 6, 2009

I planned to mention this in my Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up this week, but then it totally slipped my mind.  British Red Crosser, Mandy George, is visiting Red Cross projects for […]