Sing, Dance, Volunteer

Wednesday is my new favorite night. Why Wednesday, you might ask, when it’s only half-way to the weekend? Because Wednesday, I might say, is the night I come home from […]

The Office Takes On Community Service

Speaking of watching TV, I love this clip of the cast from The Office talking about the importance of community service. We already know that they host blood drives and […]

Watching TV Is Good For You

Yeah, I know. Watching TV is bad for your health — it stops you from getting outdoors and being active and it doesn’t challenge your brain. But if you watch […]

Making The Red Cross Look Good

I like to think that our Red Cross gals are incredibly stylish. Whether we thrift for vintage or just wear our Be Prepared For Anything tees, we’re a darned good […]

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 […]

A Letter From Lekman

So you’ve already heard about our love of Jens Lekman here on Cross Blog and on the first episode of Ready Radio. But now I can confirm that Lekman loves […]

CPR Has “Zero Effect”

So this last CPR video is one that’s close to my heart. Not because it’s a particularly good demonstration of CPR — in fact, one of the YouTube commenters said […]

CPR: Only One Degree Of Separation

Bad Lise. Totally forgot to put up the Video of the Day for CPR Awareness Week yesterday. My only excuse? Distracted by the crazy storm that hit yesterday afternoon. So, […]

Jessica Alba’s CPR Adventure

In today’s CPR/AED Awareness Week video, we go way back. Back before Dark Angel or Sin City or Fantastic Four. Back before, even, a special appearance on Beverly Hills, 90210. […]

You Are Not Alone, Starring Gary Cooper

“A man fights for what he believes in, Fernando.” Check out this vintage PSA of Gary Cooper fighting for the Red Cross.P.S. We love how Gary notes our role in […]