You’ve seen what we’re saying lately, now it’s time to thank these bloggers for what they’re DOING.
Pink Haired Girl saved a life
i donated blood. when was the last time you donated blood? if never, why not?
The Putnam Scoop promotes her local Red Cross blood drive
I have a collection of T-shirts from the Red Cross and [...]
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Check out this “Tag Cloud” of words that have appeared right here on Red Cross Chat recently.
Made this using a cool tool called Wordle.
Here’s one for redcross.org:
* Thanks to Cross Blog and Newley Purnell for the tip
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Do you live on a fault line? Check this U.S. Geological Survey interactive map to view the latest seismic hazards.
Since the earthquake happened right outside Los Angeles, lots of broadcast cameras were rolling.
Did you notice how many people were caught just standing around? Some of them even saying, “What do we do?”
There are good answers [...]
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Santa Barbara County Chapter’s Roy Dugger responds to yesterday’s earthquake with a message of preparedness on KCOY CBS 12.
Get a kit
Make a plan
Stay informed
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Paws down, we’ve reached the Dog Days of Summer.
To bark the occasion we’d like to beg all you dog lovers to heel up on your pet’s safety and preparedness needs.
To help you motivate, we’re giving away Dog First Aid books (and some other goodies) to the winners of our Pet Pool Photo Contest!
Vote for your favorite pooch [...]
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Red Cross headquarters is buzzing with news of the earthquake this afternoon.
News stations say that phones have been knocked out in some areas.
We’d like to encourage everyone in the LA area to register for Safe and Well.
Follow RedCross on Twitter for safety updates
Twitter updates about the quake
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We’re still updating the Online Newsroom with the latest information about the Red Cross response to Hurricane Dolly.
Over 700 people continue to seek refuge in shelters in the affected area.
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Every morning we scour blogs, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube, Twitter and the like to see what you’re saying about the Red Cross.
Vain? Stalkerish? Maybe a little, but we have good intentions (promise!) – there is wisdom in crowds and you’re helping to make us a better organization by conversing with us online.
Now we want to share some of [...]
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We have a quorum!
There are now enough Red Cross chapters around the country using social media tools that we’re going to try a weekly round-up of their content.
Behold! Your American Red Cross.
Oregon Trail Chapter is pimping an event that benefits them and they’re explaining their latest disaster response effort. Don’t forget to follow them on [...]
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One of our Red Cross disaster workers – Colin Chaperon – is going into Myanmar today to support the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Myanmar Red Cross Society response operation for Cyclone Nargis.
Colin will be in Myanmar for a month to help establish reporting and monitoring systems across several [...]
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