Tag: preparedness
Hurricane Earl, As Seen From Space
From the MSNBC photoblog: Wondering what the Red Cross has already done in response to Earl? Lots, as it turns out. Check the Disaster Online Newsroom to see what’s been […]
There’s More (Preparedness) Work To Do
It’s Monday and you’re probably already feeling depressed. And I know that reading this post is only going to make it worse. I pre-emptively apologize. So here it is — […]
Help Or Hinderance? Technology In The Wild
I’ve talked before about the 10 Essentials — the items you need for a day trip (or overnight) in the wilderness. We’ve even done a Ready Radio episode on the […]
Handy Prepare-aphernalia: Crank Water Purifer
Not feeling your fittest? There’s nothing like a disaster to get you in good shape. I know that sounds ridiculous, but I’m pretty sure that you’d have Michelle Obama arms […]
Vintage A-Bomb Preparedness
With this summer’s return of Mad Men, everything’s going vintage. You can make your avatar, buy the clothes or, locally, attend the screenings. And, suffice it to say, Cross Blog […]
Friday Final Cut
One of the most frequent questions I’m asked about social media is, “How can you ever find enough things to blog/tweet about?” The simple answer is, “Enough?? I’ve got too […]
HOW TO: Survive A Plane Crash
If you pay attention to the news, you know that the American Red Cross doesn’t just respond to natural disasters — we respond to transportation disasters as well. In fact, […]
SLIDESHOW: Together We Prepare Boise & Eliot
Over the weekend, Red Crossers visited the Boise and Eliot neighborhoods — right in our own backyard! — distributing flashlights, whistles and preparedness information.The whistles appeared to be a big […]
Photo Frenzy!
Our Flickr site has blown up with all the Red Cross activity going on lately! A Star Wars blood drive, youth awards, a Zombie Squad preparedness night, Twilight movie jewelry […]
Prepare-aphernalia: The Candwich!
If you brown bag it to work, you’ve probably run into the sad problem of a soggy, smooshed sandwich. Who wants to eat a pulverized PB&J? A torn tuna? A […]