Good Advice

File this under “funny because it’s true.” While tweeting info about emergencies is a great thing, please make sure to first attend to the disaster at hand. [Via failblog. Hat […]

Cat Rescue In Minot, ND

When the Red Cross does damage assessment, we also get to rescue stranded cats! How awesome is that?! Red Cross damage assessment team rescues cat in flood from Ron Frank […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

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 […]

VIDEO: The Beginnings of the American Red Cross

After a weekend filled with BBQ, biking, pool partying (yes, I FINALLY have friends with pools!), fireworks and so much more, my patriotism is still going strong. If you’re feeling […]

Friday Final Cut

It’s Friday, and once again we find ourselves with a plethora of stories. So here’s your final cut…everything that we wanted to share, but don’t have time to blog. Enjoy! […]

90 Days Of (Amazing) Art

Growing up, people would note that my parents are both artists, thus prompting the question: “So Lise, do you have any artistic talent?” Sadly, the answer was no. Put a […]

Personal Messages From Japan

This was brought to my attention by @ChrisRotvik, who has been doing some volunteer work with the Red Cross. The video comes from the Twitter blog, where they shared the […]

Meet Allan McGeough

Meet Allan McGeough. Allan’s the Executive Director of the Mid-Dakota Chapter of the American Red Cross. He’s a resident of Minot. And his house is currently 9 feet under water. […]