Red Cross Chat

Chris Bell, a volunteer with the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago, recently returned from a six week assignment in South Africa, following violence which broke out against foreign nationals in May. He was based in Cape Town and Pretoria where he was helping the South African Red Cross Society develop donor tracking and financial […]

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Today marks one year since the I 35W Bridge in Minnesota collapsed.  

The Twin Cities Chapter has launched a website to remember the tragic event that happened a few hundred yards from their chapter building.
Red Cross coverage from a year ago
Flickr Slideshow 
Minnesota Star Tribune

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Paws down, we’ve reached the Dog Days of Summer.
To bark the occasion we’d like to beg all you dog lovers to heel up on your pet’s safety and preparedness needs.
To help you motivate, we’re giving away Dog First Aid books (and some other goodies) to the winners of our Pet Pool Photo Contest!
Vote for your favorite pooch […]

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We’re still updating the Online Newsroom with the latest information about the Red Cross response to Hurricane Dolly.
Over 700 people continue to seek refuge in shelters in the affected area.

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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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One of our Red Cross disaster workers – Colin Chaperon – is going into Myanmar today to support the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Myanmar Red Cross Society response operation for Cyclone Nargis.
Colin will be in Myanmar for a month to help establish reporting and monitoring systems across several […]

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Technology makes such a difference in the lives of service members over here. When they have access to the Internet (and phones), they can use a Web cam to chat face-to-face, chat real time via the Internet, view important family events, and more.
We have an Internet café attached to the office. It was installed by […]

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Hurricane Dolly will be thrashing ashore in South Texas over the next few hours. The Red Cross has been watching her for many days now and has mobilized supplies and volunteers to be ready to respond to those affected by her.
>> Red Cross Press Release for Dolly
>> Follow Red Cross on Twitter
>> Photos of Hurricane […]

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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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Straight from Balad, Iraq, please welcome dispatch #3 from Maryl Neff:

The day-to-day life here has become predictable rather quickly. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It’s good to get into a routine, especially since I’m working the night shift.
I need to remain cognizant of when to go to bed so I can be […]

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