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Levitron Employees Invite the Red Cross
Recently Reg Hendrix, Eldon Lampson and a special companion (pictured from left to right) were invited to the Levitron company health and safety fair. There they met with employees and […]
Blog-Off 2008: Musharraf Gives Up Red Crescent Presidency
Cross Blog is never one to shy away from hot topics. And today, thanks to our Blog-Off moderators, we’ve been asked to comment on the breaking news of the day […]
The BLOG-OFF is ON!
Start your engines, folks! Today is the first day of the greatly anticipated BLOG OFF 2008 – a week-long contest of skill, reflex, and daring unlike any you’ve seen before. […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Saturday, Aug. 16, 2007 at 5:00am, a family had a fire at their apartment. When the Red Cross disaster volunteers arrived they helped a family of four with: –A […]
Biffle’s Life Hangs In The Balance
Okay, the kidnapper is getting a little testy. This time, he/she has hoisted Greg Biffle [‘s lifesize cardboard cutout] up to the tip top of the Fremont Bridge. And then […]
I Work For The Red Cross And I Don’t Give Blood
Or at least I haven’t in eight years. There’s not really any good reason for this, other than that I kept having such a hard time giving that I decided […]
Red Cross Humanitarian Efforts Ongoing in Georgia Region
If you hadn’t already heard, the American Red Cross is contributing $100,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) efforts to aid many who were injured or displaced […]
Question Of The Day: Are You Doing Cooling Centers?
I’ve had the same question from a few media folks this morning, so I thought I’d respond to it here, just in case any of you were wondering… Q: I […]
Gay Men and Blood Donations
The Red Cross peridodically gets flak for what people think is our policy of not allowing gay men to donate blood. Just today, my friends at Just Out published a […]
An Open Letter To The Biffle Kidnapper
Oh kidnapper. You think you’re so smart with the brownies and the cookies and all. But we have figured you out. See, we just got an e-mail from our boss […]