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Check Out This Pukka Advertising Campaign
I (heart) New York. Designed by Milton Glaser in 1977, this logo has “been reproduced innumerable times, in versions both official and unauthorized.” And now, with the approval of Gov. […]
How Daylight Saving Time Can Kill You
I’m pretty sure I’m not alone when I say that I’m not a big fan of spring Daylight Saving Time. I finally get used to morning sun through the window […]
Lessons Learned from the Lonely Hearts Blood Drive: Avoid Passing Out!
I logged in to the blog to write a post about The Office blood drive, but it looks like Lise beat me to it! Since you’re already filled in on […]
Dunder Mifflin Holds A Blood Drive
If you ever had any doubt that writers for The Office love the Red Cross, last night’s episode should put that to rest. If you didn’t catch it, the Dunder […]
Tweeting From Kazakhstan
I planned to mention this in my Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up this week, but then it totally slipped my mind. British Red Crosser, Mandy George, is visiting Red Cross projects for […]
From Student To Teacher
Amber Marshall Parker saved a 4-year-old girl’s life. How’d she do it? She took a Red Cross babysitting course when she was in middle school and when a child started […]
Check This Guy Out!
As we celebrate March as Red Cross Month, we are proud to introduce Bob Hawley as part of our Red Cross family! Volunteer blood donor Bob Hawley, 62 of Mt. […]
Obama’s pick for FEMA Director
President Obama plans to nominate Craig Fugate to head the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Fugate has 28 years of emergency management experience and a first responder background as a […]
Heater Meals: Hot Food in an Emergency
Imagine this scenario…your house is under water, you’ve lost electricity, you’re wet and cold, and you’re hungry. That’s where a Red Cross heater meal comes in to play. A heater […]
Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the major (and sometimes small, but interesting) international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links […]