We’d love to see your snow photos. Just add them to our Flickr pool. We want you to have fun and stay safe during this unusual winter. Please check out our winter storm tip sheet [pdf].
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Links to information about the American Red Cross relief effort in Haiti
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From American Red Cross President and CEO Gail McGovern:
I can tell you that this is a devastating disaster with widespread extensive damage. Many buildings are pancaked flat, the streets are filled with rubble and people. The infrastructure of the country is in severely damaged – airports, ports and roads – making it very difficult to [...]
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Please visit the Disaster Online Newsroom to see detailed Red Cross response information in Haiti.
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The American Red Cross is supporting the repatriation of Americans and Haitian Americans who were in Haiti and are being evacuated back to this country. We have a long standing agreement with the federal government to support these efforts when Americans need to be evacuated out of foreign countries because of conflict, natural disaster or [...]
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I just got a daily Haiti situation report that I wanted you to see (below).
The situation remains desperate. But aid is reaching the hands of earthquake survivors. Determined relief workers are finding ways around damaged infrastructure and transportation bottlenecks to get aid to the people who need it.
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President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama stopped by our Disaster Operations Center to thank everyone who’s working hard to provide relief to people in Haiti.
More photos
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A few links we’ve found interesting today:
Cold weekend a dress rehearsal for Red Cross trainees
[Who's in the kitchen with the Red Cross? Volunteers! Find out exactly what goes into feeding hundreds of shelter residents]
Disaster victims could benefit from public’s health
[Very nice op-ed in the Tennessean]
8 Fires in 60 Hours
[We've seen an uptick in [...]
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What do these photos have in common?
For one, they’re all Creative Commons licensed. Please click through to see photo credits.
But, there’s something else tying all of them together. Tell us what you think it is in the comments.
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