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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 […]
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 […]