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The British Are Podcasting! The British Are Podcasting!
[Er, that was supposed to be a play on Paul Revere’s famous quote. Or rather, misquote.]Our friends at the British Red Cross have just begun podcasting. Take a listen to […]
Sailors Can Do It. Now I Can, Too!
Tying a bowline knot. I’m willing to bet you’ll never see it explained as simply as this. As LifeHacker.com points out, a bowline knot is “strong enough to put around someone’s […]
Disaster Responses
There was a fire at a house in Portland on Oct.11, 2008. Because, the single adult could not stay in his house, the Red Cross was called. When the Red […]
New Documentary On The “Donut Dollies”
Thanks to Julie for tipping us off to this new documentary coming out this Veteran’s Day weekend (Nov. 9th). It’s all about the “Donut Dollies” – Red Cross women volunteers […]
Cross Blog Shines In The Spotlights
If you’d been following us on Twitter, you’d already know that my PR dreams came true last night when we took home a PRSA Spotlight Award for Cross Blog! We […]
Third Message from Traces Of Hope
I just got another message from the Traces Of Hope game. Looks like it’s another intercepted message to “Alan Hackston.” I think this one is from “Sukie” again, but I’m […]
Don’t Be A Doofus
Dan Doofus, that is. Poor Dan doesn’t know how to prevent fires. But he’s learning! I watched these short Fire Prevention Week cartoons on my way to work this morning […]
Kitty Practices CPR
Okay, not for real. But I just had to post this photo from icanhazcheezburger.com. It’s good to start your Friday off with a little bit of cute. It seems that […]
UPDATE: Traces Of Hope
I’ve been meaning to blog this, but it’s been a hectic few days. The other day I got the second email from the Traces Of Hope game. This time it […]
Wanna Join Our Team?
Hey, remember how earlier today I said that we might hire you here at the Red Cross? I wasn’t entirely joking. We have a bunch of really terrific jobs open […]