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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 meal […]
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 […]
Disaster Responses
On Feb. 28, a single adult had a fire in their motor home, their primary residence, in Cornelius.The person lost everything in the motor home. When the American Red Cross […]
Share Your Story; Win Keith Urban Tickets
While I’m still holding out hope that one day the Red Cross will make friends with celebrities that are a little less country and a little more rock ‘n’ roll, […]
Prepare-aphernalia: Spork!
Yes, a spork. And no, not the flimsy plastic spoon-with-useless-spikes you get at KFC. (Or at least used to when I was a kid. Do they do that anymore?) This […]