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Prepare-aphernalia: Canned Bacon (and other indulgent storables)
Yes, you read that right. Canned bacon. At about $12 per can it’s a bit pricey, but even I – a vegetarian – have to admit this is a pretty […]
Disaster Mental Health Tips: Hula Hoops and Beyond
Hula hoops, dominoes and playing cards. These were the first things our mental health volunteer, Carol, bought when she landed in flizzarding* Fargo. She knows that little things go a long way […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
In Beaverton there was a single family fire April 1. Three adults could not stay in the house and found they had lost their food in the fire. One of […]
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… [The place names link […]
No Joke: Comedy CPR Is Coming
“A new study claims that mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is not necessary during CPR and it’s better to skip right to chest compression. However, the study says that you’re still required to […]
Better Than Girl Scout Cookies?
I’ve been doing some research on Girl Scout cookies. It doesn’t seem like a very broad topic, right? After I dug around, I started asking myself all kinds of questions: […]
A Bed of Blood Bags: Economic crisis forces Dracula out on the streets and in to a Red Cross storage fridge
Portland, Ore.—Count Vladimir von Dracula, the centuries-old Romanian nobleman who sustains his existence by feeding on the blood of the living, was found today asleep in a Red Cross blood […]
For Your Viewing Pleasure
It’s the honest truth — tonight at 8 p.m., the Red Cross will be featured on the FOX primetime show “Lie To Me.” From what I’ve heard, the episode — […]
We’re All Shook Up
And if a movie wasn’t enough to get you in the spirit of Earthquake Preparedness Month, how about some music?
EARTHQUAKE!!!
As mentioned on Monday, today is the start of Earthquake Preparedness Month. To get you in the mood, I thought you might get a kick out of this video, shamelessly […]