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What’s That You Say?

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

You’ve seen what we’re saying lately, now it’s time to thank these bloggers for what they’re DOING.
Pink Haired Girl saved a life
i donated blood. when was the last time you donated blood? if never, why not?
The Putnam Scoop promotes her local Red Cross blood drive
I have a collection of T-shirts from the Red Cross and […]

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Tags: Blood · Preparedness

What’s That We Say?

July 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Check out this “Tag Cloud” of words that have appeared right here on Red Cross Chat recently.

Made this using a cool tool called Wordle.
Here’s one for redcross.org:

* Thanks to Cross Blog and Newley Purnell for the tip

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Tags: SAF · Volunteers · Mapping · Blood · Development · Preparedness · Health & Safety · International · Disaster Response

What’s That You Say?

July 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Every morning we scour blogs, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube, Twitter and the like to see what you’re saying about the Red Cross.
Vain? Stalkerish? Maybe a little, but we have good intentions (promise!) - there is wisdom in crowds and you’re helping to make us a better organization by conversing with us online.
Now we want to share some of […]

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Tags: Development · Blood · Volunteers · Health & Safety · Flickr · Disaster Response · Preparedness · Introduction

Introducing Red Cross Avatars for Your Social Networking Pleasure

July 17th, 2008 · 6 Comments

A few weeks ago Twitter user Lauren Beyer suggested we provide avatars/icons for our social networking volunteers to show their affiliations. Great idea, right?

Before you even ask, we’ll be adding some girl versions soon. What other kinds of avatars would you like to use to show your Red Cross love?
In the meantime, you can start […]

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Tags: Blood · Volunteers · Health & Safety · Flickr · Disaster Response · Preparedness · Introduction

A Car in the Race

June 26th, 2008 · No Comments

What’s the first word that pops into your head when you hear NASCAR?
For me, it’s not speed or noise or firesuits or even mullets.
It’s blood*.
That’s because the Red Cross has a car in the race - Number 16 Ford Fusion driven by Greg Biffle - inspiring you to donate blood and win prizes!
Watch Greg and the Red Cross paint […]

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Tags: Blood · Flickr

An Experiment

March 18th, 2008 · 5 Comments

The Background
Next week, the Red Cross will host its 82nd National Convention in Baltimore, MD.
The Experiment
We’ll attempt to live blog the activities there.
How you can help
Give us feedback! Let us know what kinds of content would be most interesting. For example, are you more interested in opinion interviews with attendees or reports from the […]

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Tags: Leadership · Blood · SAF · Development · International · Preparedness · Flickr · Health & Safety · Disaster Response

March is Our Month

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

FDR first proclaimed March is Red Cross Month in 1943, and all the presidents since have declared the month of March as Red Cross Month.
Every chapter celebrates in a different way, but many challenge their local supporters to raise money by holding their own unique fundraisers.
We at headquarters often concentrate on the national media outlets, but the Red Cross […]

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Tags: Blood · SAF · Hero · Leadership · Development · Preparedness · Health & Safety · Disaster Response

Celebs volunteering for the American Red Cross

February 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Here’s introducing the 15 brand new American Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet members. This group joins 32 returning cabinet members.

Penn Badgley is a lead character in the hit show “Gossip Girl,” which has enjoyed a cult fan following since its fall debut. He recently appeared in the teen film “John Tucker Must Die,” and stars in […]

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Tags: Development · Blood · SAF · International · Health & Safety · Disaster Response · Preparedness · Flickr · Introduction

In a Lurch? We’ve got a canine hero.

February 25th, 2008 · No Comments

An English Mastiff named Lurch from Livingston, Michigan is having his 15 minutes of fame this week.
He’s donated blood for other dogs some 20 times and was named a hero at the Livingston County Chapter’s Salute to Everyday Heroes last week.
News of the Lurch’s generous ways has been a popular topic both in mainstream news and in […]

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Tags: Hero · Blood

Telling the Story

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

You all are at it again - telling the Red Cross story better than we will ever be able to.
Seeing and reading about the ways your lives intersect with this charity is priceless. 

For example, Mom of G explains why she went through volunteer training:
I have completed the requirements for Volunteer Staff Orientation conducted by the […]

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Tags: Blood · Health & Safety · Flickr · Disaster Response