New Zealand… Rocks!!!

What’s not to love about New Zealand? With beautiful beaches, rugged mountains, clever comedians, musical legends, adventurous citizens, talented filmmakers, and handsome men (that last one has nothing to do […]

A New Kind of (K)Night Rider

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a… Blood Runner! Brawny, brainy, and with bleeding-hearts of gold, Blood Runners are the ultimate Life-Saving Crusaders. The Service by Emergency Rider […]

Big Bloody Head

So maybe this is old news in the art world, but have you seen this ridiculously crazy frozen sculpture by British artist Marc Quinn? It’s made entirely from his own […]

Starve Ian Somerhalder. Give Blood.

I’m either telling you about this a week late or a day early. I prefer to think of it as the latter — you’re just extra-primed to watch Episode 2 […]

Living Up to Her Name

Donor the bloodhound lives up to her name; not only is she the official mascot of the McIntosh County Red Cross in Georgia, she also donates blood to help other […]

Real-Life Hero: Al Fischer

Who’s your every-day, real-life hero? My grandfather will always be my #1 hero. Before marrying my grandmother (and then contributing to the baby boom of the 50s), he fought in […]

Yo Young Blood Donors!

Yo yo yo! Wuz up, my dawgs?! Wanna shake your laffy taffy all the way down to the Red Cross to donate some blood? I heard that helping to save […]

Find Love: Volunteer

How’s this for a cute story? LaRee considers it her responsibility as a Red Cross volunteer to make sure that people feel comfortable after giving blood. As a warm and […]

Threadless Tee Roundup

As we’ve mentioned before, the blogettes at the Red Cross like to shop. While we’re diligently searching for that perfect vintage coat or those stylish — yet comfortable — pair […]