A couple of to-do’s to keep you looking busy in these last few minutes of the workday: Go vote for the Portland Cross Blog in its blog-off against the Portland Water Authority Blog. Go vote for your favorite dog in the Dog Days of Summer photo contest.
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So far Fay is unpredictable, soaking wet, and stalled. My brother lives near Port St. Lucie and reports he had 10″ of rain by Tuesday morning. It’s done nothing but rain buckets along the east coast of Florida since that time, with some estimates as high as 30″ of rain falling. Your American Red Cross [...]
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Please enjoy this video recruitment gem made by members of the award winning Red Cross National Youth Council.
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We thought you might enjoy the Twitter interaction that happened yesterday between 2 of our Florida based Red Cross Public Affairs team members as they readied for and weathered Fay. Fay has been a swervy and unpredictable storm. We were expecting to be reporting from Tampa (where our Justinator is located) but ended up focusing [...]
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Dust off your voting prowess before the November elections by choosing your favorite Dog Days of Summer photo below. To Vote: Post the name of the photo you’d like to pick in the comments on this blog post. Akamaru The Diver The Muoo Muoo Dog Zeke in Sprinkler Precious The two photos with the most [...]
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Get all the latest tactical information about the Red Cross response by subscribing to the Fay Online Newsroom. Other Red Cross Resources: RCO Tampa Bay Chapter Twitter Greater Palm Beach Chapter Twitter American Red Cross National Twitter Other social media resources Mentions of Fay on Twitter Mentions of Fay on Blogs Photos of Fay on [...]
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Yesterday a dam burst in the Grand Canyon. As we got word about what was unfolding, our fearless leader Laura Howe took the Red Cross Twitter reigns and started offering resources and information: RedCross: Grand Canyon Dam Break: Survivors being airlifted out and bused to a Red Cross shelter in Peach Springs. No word on [...]
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Keep an eye on her track: Stay tuned to http://twitter.com/RedCross for updates on Red Cross activity. Visit RCO for information resources to get ready.
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This means we’re getting ready to get ready to respond to a possible storm. Are you? AUDIO >> Joe Hansen of Greater Palm Beach Chapter is getting ready
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The following is from Winnie Romeril who is on the ground in Peru. One year ago today a massive earthquake struck just off the coast of Peru; many people were killed and more than 700,000 people lost their homes. The American Red Cross responded immediately and has been there ever since. We’ve given nearly 2,000 [...]
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