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“Mad Men” Holds Office Blood Drive
After a very crazy two weeks, I had the chance to finally catch up on a little television this weekend. So I apologize that I’m a full week late in […]
Walking The Talk
Check out this YouTube video of FEMA administrator David Paulison showing off how he has prepared his Florida home for hurricanes. Thanks to our friend John Solomon for nudging agency […]
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 […]