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Got A Fever? …And Not For More Cowbell?

Oct 12, 2011

Saturday Night Live jokes aside, fall weather has arrived, meaning cold and flu season! For Red Cross blood donors, cold, flu and other symptoms of illness are listed as our […]

Know any outstanding NAIA Student Athletes?

Oct 7, 2011

In 2007, the American Red Cross, the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) and State Farm Insurance established the innovative Red Cross/NAIA Collegiate Leadership Program. The program is intended to […]

Keep doing #Just1Thing to Prepare

Oct 6, 2011

National preparedness month has ended and so has our annual #Just1Thing Campaign. We know that getting ready can be overwhelming, so even though September has ended we hope you will […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Oct 5, 2011

Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]

Know A Hero?

Oct 4, 2011

Each year in March we honor local heroes at our Breakfast of Champions event. The deadline to be honored at this years’ event is Friday October 14th, 2011. Do you […]

Your Donation Matters.

Oct 4, 2011

All hail the new Prophet of Doom in Oregon!

Oct 3, 2011

There’s an awesome article by Bruce Barcott in the October issue of Outside Magazine called “TOTALLY PSYCHED FOR THE FULL-RIP NINE”, about a Cascadia earthquake and its effects at the […]

IT’S A BRAVE NEW WORLD FOR EARTHQUAKE ALERTS

Oct 1, 2011

My friend Scott Reuter sent me this article from the Wall Street Journal how people tweeting about the recent earthquake in Virginia that were closest to the epicenter actually got […]

Are you ‘Tech Ready’ for a disaster?

Sep 29, 2011

In our increasingly technologically reliant society, people are finding new ways to communicate during and after a disaster. For example, during the Japanese crisis and East Coast earthquake people went […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Sep 29, 2011

Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]