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Disaster Action Team Responses
On Oct. 4, a family had a fire in their house, in Fairview. The family of 3 adults, 1 child and 1 infant needed a place to sleep, food, and […]
Get Prepared — It’s Free!
It’s a Wednesday afternoon. You’re at work, twiddling your thumbs (or playing SuperStruct). You wish there were something more exciting going on. Well, your wish is our command. On Wednesday, […]
Survey Finds Concerns About Economy May Increase Incidence Of Home Fires
According to a recent survey, 79%of Americans are concerned about the rising cost of heating their homes, and many will use an alternative heating source to reduce their bills this […]
SuperStruct Starts Monday!
Playing SuperStruct at the same time as Traces Of Hope might take up all of my evenings, but I’m going to at least give it a try. SuperStruct – as […]
POWs Pay Back “Debt To Humanity”
Little to no food. Hard labor. Disease and sickness. Sights described as “man’s inhumanity to man.” These are the things that Australians Frank Cox and John Crooks experienced some 65 […]
The First Clue Has Arrived!
We’re off and running with Traces Of Hope, the first-of-it’s-kind Red Cross alternate reality game. This morning I got an email from “Joseph.” It said: Hello how are you? My name […]
Testing First Aid Skills in Hungary
Today’s a bit of an international day on Cross Blog. Robin’s going to bring you the latest updates from Joseph in Hopetown (have you been playing?) and I have some […]
Proof That I “Saved” A Life
I totally passed the drill! This is my shiny new CPR certification card (which also, apparently, doubles as an eyepatch.) It says, “This recognizes that Robin Parker has completed the requirement […]
Hurricane Is The New Black
Thanks to Ike, hurricane gear has become a fashion trend! (See Hurricanes Are Haters and Hurricane Socks.) The latest Ike-inspired tee is simply called I Survived Ike. Designer Michael Porter […]
Legislation Passes; $130M Heading Our Way
We received some very exciting news this morning…I’ll let GMcG share it with you: “In response to our request, Congress has passed legislation that includes a $100 million appropriation for […]