Posted on March 31st, 2009 by Wendy Harman
Red Cross Volunteer Marty Jones of Georgia took some time out to build a Red Cross snowman during the blizzard to boost operation morale.
Photo by Lindsey Weber / American Red Cross
For more information on the “flizzard” (blizzard and flood) in North Dakota, please visit the Red Cross Disaster Online Newsroom.
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Posted on March 31st, 2009 by Wendy Harman
We have a lot going on across the country this week. I thought it might be easiest to see a glimpse of our multiple responses in the form of a map.
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Posted on March 30th, 2009 by Wendy Harman
Posted on March 27th, 2009 by Wendy Harman
We urge all those who have evacuated or who expect to evacuate to register on the Red Cross Safe and Well website.
This tool allows people in disaster-affected areas to register their well-being using several pre-scripted messages. Family and friends can then log on and search for registered individuals to learn of their whereabouts and [...]
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Posted on March 27th, 2009 by Wendy Harman
tommixon: Keep the American red cross in your thoughts they will be busy today
ginman: Floods do amazing things to bring people together Red River at Fargo is 22.37 ft ABOVE flood stage Give to the Red Cross and Salvation Army
d6ia6bl6o: The situation in the Red River Valley is CODE [...]
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Posted on March 27th, 2009 by Wendy Harman
How did you get involved with the Red Cross?
As a young child, I was taught how to swim by Red Cross instructors. As the gym class zero, swimming was the only thing I was athletically good at. As a young adult, I became a lifeguard and Water Safety Instructor through a [...]
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Posted on March 26th, 2009 by Wendy Harman
The food blog What Are We Eating? is showcasing the meal hundreds of community sandbaggers in Fargo ate on Tuesday.
>> See all the photos from this week of preparations in Fargo, ND.
>> Stay tuned to real time response updates on our Disaster Online Newsroom
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Posted on March 26th, 2009 by Wendy Harman
How has your life intersected with the Red Cross?
My Red Cross story begins when I was age 3. My mother was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and had it not been for an anonymous Red Cross blood donor, my mother would not be alive today (29 years later).
In 2003, my son was [...]
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Posted on March 26th, 2009 by Robin Parker
Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you…
[The place names link to maps so that you can get a quick idea of the region.]
Côte d’Ivoire: The ICRC and Ivorian Red Cross volunteers are helping 17,500 people resume farming by [...]
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Posted on March 25th, 2009 by Wendy Harman
Twitter updates from our own Claire Sale on the road in Fargo, North Dakota. Remember to stay tuned to our Disaster Online Newsroom for real time response updates.
@carolARC its been pretty rough going in the snow today. Many snow crews are too busy fighting the flood than plow the roads. Understandable
Snow conditions are pretty bad [...]
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