Flood, flash flood, and even some tornado warnings have been issued in the last 24 hours for areas ranging from the Carolinas to New England. When you have multiple weather warnings in your area, how do you make the most of Red Cross safety tips to stay safe? If you are in an area with [...]
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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… HAITI: Red Cross emergency response teams were quickly deployed to camps across Port-au-Prince when [...]
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“I don’t know and I don’t care!” That may be what the guy in this video says, but I know YOU feel differently. It depends on whether you measure in elephants or blue whales (radio vs. cartoon), but rest assured, the answer will BLOW YOUR MIND. P.S. I’ll give you a hint…a typical storm cloud [...]
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Happy National Coffee Day! We’re gonna need a little extra energy and preparedness to get through this week’s deluge:
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[Video] Last Friday, a sudden storm hit Port-au-Prince and destroyed a number of emergency shelters.
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Red Cross celebrity cabinet member LL Cool J was spotted yesterday on the Lopez Tonight show wearing a Red Cross pin. He was promoting NCIS: LOS ANGELES (Tuesday night at 9pm on CBS) and his Platinum 360 Diet & Lifestyle book, which is in-stores now. You can show your support for the Red Cross as [...]
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Speaking of planes, yesterday a Delta flight from Atlanta bound for White Plains, NY had to make an emergency landing at JFK airport because the landing gear was malfunctioning.
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You can donate your miles from US Air, Continental, Delta, Northwest, and United. We’ll use them to fulfill our promise to the public – to help provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
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Well, it’s official…”Hood To Coast” is complete and Francisco made the final cut! What’s more, the fine film folks were nice enough to put together a short clip that highlights Kathy’s story and our efforts to get more people trained in CPR. Check it out!
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Fairfax Station church that inspired Red Cross founder celebrates 150 years [Washington Post] The Fairfax Station church in which American Red Cross founder Clara Barton got her start turned 150 this year. American Red Cross Marks Twenty Years of Helping Holocaust Survivors Reconnect [Redcross.org] At a time when Nazi and Soviet records were first beginning [...]
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