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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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. View Larger Map
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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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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 RED! Many people can [...]
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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 program where [...]
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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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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 about [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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