Posted on March 17th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
A young earthquake survivor in Carrefour (Haiti) during a Red Cross activity for kids. Photo: Bonnie Gillespie/American Red Cross There’s No Point in Doing Good Badly – Time Magazine Dellaine and Tony Spencer, American Red Cross volunteers from the Central Iowa Chapter in Des Moines, IA were deployed to Fargo, ND. on March 17th. Red [...]
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Posted on March 17th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
A behind-the-scenes look at how we are assessing damage to homes outside Port-au-Prince.
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Posted on March 12th, 2010 by Gloria Huang
Our President and CEO Gail McGovern is visiting Haiti for the second time since the earthquake. See what she has to say in this video update:
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Posted on March 11th, 2010 by Robin Parker
Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling of the larger and/or more intriguing aspects of our global work… [The place names link to maps so that you can get a quick idea [...]
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Posted on March 11th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
Increasingly hairy American Red Cross worker Mat Morgan updates us on what’s happening in Port-au-Prince.
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Posted on March 11th, 2010 by Greg Haines
Calling all college students and alumni! A new American Red Cross Blood Donors Facebook application was launched yesterday:
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Posted on March 9th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
Reminder: You can follow local Red Cross Twitter accounts or Red Cross workers.
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Posted on March 8th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
Painting a Village (time lapse video for Haiti) For scientists, Chile becomes the ideal lab for studying seismic activity Our Red Cross tweeters in Haiti: @MatMorgan (American Red Cross), @TimoLue and @Tammamo (International Federation) Haiti and the tyranny of technology Successfully countering a secular tradition in Rwanda Our legacy See other links we should be [...]
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Posted on March 8th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
Today is International Women’s Day and we’re celebrating the achievements of all Red Cross women past, present and future. Which Red Crosser are you celebrating today? Here’s who some of you are already thinking about: Add your inspiration either to our Facebook page or here in the comments.
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Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
National Hurricane Center issues changes for 2010 Profile of satellite company that set up communication services for us in Haiti Google Apps now disaster proof? – from Techrunch Calling All the Saints – by Dino Jag Don’t Mess with Chile – tees for a cause from DieHard Threads Lindsey Vonn skis and poles on auction [...]
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