As you all head off to enjoy Thanksgiving we just wanted to say thank you for supporting us in this wacky world of social media. We’d be remiss if we didn’t remind you to brush up on your Thanksgiving safety tips. Travel safely, cook safely, eat safely. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
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-By Bob Wade, DAT Night Team Leader/Supervisor — ARC of SE Wisconsin — Milwaukee, WI. Saturday, October 18, 2008 I’m covering as Team Leader for the day team this weekend. At 9:40am this morning I am dispatched to a working house fire in the 2400 block of W. Orchard Street on the Southside of Milwaukee. [...]
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– Greg Matthews, one of our disaster relief experts, just returned from Haiti, where he spent 3 weeks distributing aid supplies to communities affected by three hurricanes that hit Haiti in August and September. Read his first hand account account and watch some videos he recorded: I just returned from a 3 week disaster relief [...]
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– The following post is by Dianne Henderson, Red Cross worker deployed in Balad, Iraq Almost two weeks here in Balad, Iraq. My start here was a bit shaky but it’s been smooth sailing ever since. I did hit the ground literally after stepping off the C-130. The ride was exciting and the flight approximately one [...]
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This morning we found a unique auction on eBay and we just had to reach out and talk to the man behind the story. He’s a devout Michigan fan who has renounced his loyalty and is auctioning off his collegiate fandom to the highest bidder. He’ll donate 80% of the profits to the Disaster Relief [...]
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Help us keep our lead to the finish line. If we have the most votes by the end of this week, we’ll receive $50,000 from Western Union Foundation Our World Gives program. If you have a Facebook account: Go to Our World Gives application Add the application Vote for the American Red Cross Visit each [...]
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MTV just called. They’re doing a special casting where they’re looking for teens who are giving back to the community to make a difference for the American Red Cross. Are you this teen? Do you know this teen? Here’s the skinny: MTV is looking for ambitious and passionate teens that are devoting their time to [...]
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Drumroll, please. Yesterday here at headquarters, the inaugural American Red Cross Humanitarian Award was bestowed upon Younis Al-Khatib (President, Palestine Red Crescent Society) and Noam Yifrach (Chairman of the Executive Committee, Magen David Adom in Israel) for the historic work they have accomplished in establishing a formal, ongoing collaboration which has resulted in a more [...]
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The first pieces of Holiday Mail for Heroes have arrived to (aren’t they cute??): Holiday Mail for Heroes PO Box 5456 Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456 If you’d like to show us your card before you send it off to warm the heart of a hero, please add it to our Flickr photo pool. Other things [...]
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