Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up

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… KYRGYZSTAN:Tens of thousands of ethnic Uzbek refugees are returning to their home towns in [...]

Impartiality and Red Cross Disaster Services

In light of the beginning of hurricane season 2010 and Alex making its way towards Texas, we thought that it would be useful to share our Statement on Impartiality of American Red Cross Disaster Services on the blog. You can read the whole thing in the Disaster Response Guide on our Newsroom. During a crisis, [...]

Hurricane Alex Updates

>> Find all the information about Red Cross response activity for Alex on the Disaster Online Newsroom.

What’s in a vest?

Sure that’s completely adorable but we throw down the gauntlet and suggest that you in one of these is even better.

Happy Like the Emoti-sun

Be as happy as this emotisun by preparing for a safe summer.

Joe Gets the Call

At 2:30 a.m. Joe gets the call – there’s a house fire in Mt. Holly. He does what he can to wake himself up, grabs his gear and off he goes.

Radio: Service to Armed Forces explained

Service to Armed Forces explained.

What We’re Reading: TS Alex Edition

Tracking Tropical Storm Alex

At the Twilight Saga: Eclipse Premiere

During the livestream broadcast of the premiere on E!Online, Kellan stated “Red Cross, Red Cross, Support It.”

“Coach Cal” Visits the American Red Cross in Haiti

John Calipari, the men’s head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky, met with Red Cross staff in Port-au-Prince today to discuss progress since the January 12th earthquake flattened much of the Haitian capital. As one of the most successful coaches in college basketball, Calipari partnered with the American Red Cross’s Bluegrass Chapter in Kentucky [...]