Celebs volunteering for the American Red Cross

Here’s introducing the 15 brand new American Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet members. This group joins 32 returning cabinet members.

Penn Badgley is a lead character in the hit show “Gossip Girl,” which has enjoyed a cult fan following since its fall debut. He recently appeared in the teen film “John Tucker Must Die,” and stars in [...]

In a Lurch? We’ve got a canine hero.

An English Mastiff named Lurch from Livingston, Michigan is having his 15 minutes of fame this week.
He’s donated blood for other dogs some 20 times and was named a hero at the Livingston County Chapter’s Salute to Everyday Heroes last week.
News of the Lurch’s generous ways has been a popular topic both in mainstream news and in [...]

Service to the Armed Forces

Wounded American soldier Ryan Newberry gives a big hug to Eddie, a black lab from the American Red Cross Pet Visitation program. Newberry is recovering at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany and said he really enjoyed the visit.

HEARTS Act: Happy Valentine’s Day

Today is Valentine’s Day, so it will be difficult not to have hearts on the brain.
While you’re thinking about love and your ticker and eating sweetheart candy and chocolates, consider how you’d respond if something went wrong.

Would it make you feel better to have an AED (automated external defibrillator) nearby? Would you feel better if you knew how [...]

Tales from the Tsunami Recovery Program

Red Crosser Beth Whelan recently traveled to the Maldives as part of her work with the Tsunami Recovery Program (affectionately known around here as TRP).
Below you’ll see her beautiful photos and a few anecdotes about her experiences.

Just like the groups of tourists around us, the group I was traveling with entered the terminal for local air travel within [...]

Tornadoes in Tennessee

… and several other states.
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Measuring Success: The California Wildfires

The part of the blogosphere that discusses philanthropy has been focusing on something called impact analysis lately.
That is, they’ve been asking the collective nonprofit community how we measure our success and in turn how we demonstrate that success to donors and potential donors.
Here at the Red Cross, we’re diligently examining the question and hope to be able to highlight more of [...]

Band Together artist wins Super Bowl commercial spot

Not only does the Super Bowl MVP have a strong connection to the Red Cross, so does Doritos Crash the Super Bowl Challenge winner Kina Grannis.
Kina is one of the Southern California artists featured on “Band Together,” a compilation CD produced by National Youth Council member Mat Morgan to raise money and awareness for fighting [...]

Celebrity Cabinet member Eli Manning

The American Red Cross congratulates celebrity cabinet member Eli Manning and the NY Giants on their Super Bowl victory.
Many predicted they would lose in a blowout to the seemingly invincible Patriots, but Eli and his team were more than ready to take on their juggernaut opponents.
In the process, they demonstrated the value of preparing for a disaster.
Way to [...]