Calling Your Type

January is National Blood Donor Month.
Set your DVRs

On January 12, the American Red Cross is scheduled to be part of The Early Show on CBS in honor of National Blood Donor Month. More than 30 volunteers will join us live outside the studio to encourage people to donate blood through the Red Cross or [...]

The First Resolution I Ever Stuck To

Seen on Flickr:

I followed through on my 2009 resolution to donate blood to the American Red Cross every 56 days. This is the first resolution I have ever stuck to, so I crocheted an amigurumi blood drop to commemorate the event.
Congratulations and thank you to Crochetbunii!
What are your resolutions for 2010? We have some suggestions…

Heroes: On-Screen and Off

What do actor Masi Oka and the Red Cross have in common? Heroes!

Your Most Visited Blog Posts of 2009

The 10 blog posts you all visited the most this year.

Red Cross Local

Twitter-sized news from Red Cross chapters around the country today

Bites for Blood

Edit (12/07/09): The event is now over, and they did it! Many thanks to the fans of True Blood for winning a $10,000 donation from HBO to the American Red Cross!

Scared of needles?
This is your big chance to donate blood without them. Do it virtually if you have a Twitter account.
HBO has officially endorsed [...]

Tweets of the Day

Keep the tweets coming in! We love to read all of them.
You can follow us on Twitter @RedCross.
grandprize_23: Is now certified to save your life and the lives of your loved ones by the american red cross
 mommyisrocknrol: The American Red Cross’ new blood donation slogan: “Starve a vampire, Give blood.” Really? Even the [...]

Update to Ft. Hood Shootings

Thank you all for supporting us and each other in the wake of the terrible event at Ft. Hood.
We have some updates for you concerning Red Cross activities for Ft Hood:
Thanks to those who donate blood regularly, the Red Cross was able to support local area hospitals as they worked to meet the immediate [...]

Fort Hood Shootings

Our deepest sympathies to those affected by the shootings at Fort Hood today.
UPDATED 10:00 AM EST, FRIDAY NOV. 6
If you are looking for loved ones on Fort Hood you can visit the Red Cross Safe and Well List. In order to complete a search you will need to know the phone number or address of [...]

Starve a Vampire. Donate Blood

The new CW series The Vampire Diaries debuts on Thursday, Sept. 10 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT).
We have joined forces with CW and Alloy Marketing + Media to host blood drives at more than 230 high schools and college campuses across the nation.
The Starve a Vampire. Donate Blood. PSA features the cast of The Vampire Diaries and [...]