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From Student To Teacher
Amber Marshall Parker saved a 4-year-old girl’s life.How’d she do it? She took a Red Cross babysitting course when she was in middle school and when a child started choking, […]
Check This Guy Out!
As we celebrate March as Red Cross Month, we are proud to introduce Bob Hawley as part of our Red Cross family! Volunteer blood donor Bob Hawley, 62 of Mt. […]
Obama’s pick for FEMA Director
President Obama plans to nominate Craig Fugate to head the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Fugate has 28 years of emergency management experience and a first responder background as a […]
Heater Meals: Hot Food in an Emergency
Imagine this scenario…your house is under water, you’ve lost electricity, you’re wet and cold, and you’re hungry. That’s where a Red Cross heater meal comes in to play. A heater […]
Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the major (and sometimes small, but interesting) international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links […]
10 Reasons To Volunteer While Job-Seeking
We all know where things stand with the economy at the moment. Here in Oregon, the outlook is grim, with a 9.9% unemployment rate for the month of January. When […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On March 3, had a family had a fire in their house., at 5:40 pm.The family of 1 adult and 2 children has homeowners insurance, but the insurance company had […]
Stay Dry, Look Sharp
You might think of Life Magazine when you think of Norman Rockwell, but did you know that the famous artist also created posters for the American Red Cross? And Rockwell […]
When You’re Swoon-y for Clooney
Today, the St. Louis chapter’s blog takes on an incredibly important question that is likely plaguing the minds of many of our readers. What’s the right course of action if […]