How did you get involved with the Red Cross? I learned how to swim at age 4 the Red Cross program in Media, Pennsylvania, proudly earning all of my ARC swim pins by age 8. I participated in ARC lifeguarding classes from age 12 until I could be officially certified at 15 in Fort Wayne, [...]
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Choose American Red Cross as your cause of choice on Social Vibe, leave a comment on their blog, and you could be picked to win a Twilight DVD. The giveaway is tomorrow, March 25. We’ve got over 300 comments already, so get in the game quick!
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What is your current role with the Red Cross? We are both Disaster Captains, which means we respond to local disasters, such as house fires. We are both members of the Local Sheltering Preparedness Team, have participated in several blood drives, and been active in fundraising and public relations events. We are also members of [...]
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As March comes close to its end, the celebrations around the country for this year’s Red Cross Month just keep going. Here’s a recap of proclamations and events happening around the US. In Crawfordsville, IN, Mayor Charlie Coons signed a local Red Cross Month proclamation, which ran in the newspaper along with a story about [...]
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The Red River near Fargo, North Dakota is set to crest at an estimated 40 feet this Thursday. The community and local Red Cross chapter are making sandbags to protect themselves. We sent our own Claire Sale up to the river to help out. Here are a few of her tweets: I’m at sandbag central [...]
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How did you get involved with the Red Cross? I started as a volunteer wanting to help my community and became an employee. Now I reach out to others and invite them into a world of life changing events. How has the Red Cross changed your life? I love the Red Cross. My inspiration was [...]
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taylormade02: is now a certified American red cross lifeguard. all that work was worth it Coach723: Hello, interwebz. Guess what? I’M A RED CROSS-CERTIFIED BABY SITTAH! WOOT WOOT! meken47: donated platelets again / red cross liked what i gave them and i liked the cookies they gave me Jae0: I’m in ur [...]
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The mother of 6 kids from Crazy Adventures in Parenting wrote today about the terrifying experience of rescuing her own child from choking danger. Below is a small slice of the post. The whole thing is a must-read. We had just settled in, preparing the foldable chairs, setting out drinks and snacks, fixing my daughter’s [...]
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The American Red Cross, Sri Lankan Red Cross, and a low-tech filter technology have teamed to provide thousands of tsunami-affected Sri Lankans with clean water. In honor of World Water Day (this Sunday, March 22), we offer this video about our clean water access program. >> Other World Water Day news via Twitter
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How did you get involved with the Red Cross? It all started with the Greater Rochester Chapter in Rochester, New York. My parents always supported my volunteer and community involvement especially with the Red Cross. I first started with swimming lessons and then I took the babysitting course. I continued to take swimming lessons that [...]
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