Red Cross Chat

Votes for the Dog Days of Summer photo contest have been tallied.
The winners of the free American Red Cross Dog First Aid Book and DVD are…
Drumroll, please…
Zeke in Sprinkler

and…
The Muoo Muoo Dog

Thanks to everyone for participating - dog photographers, bloggers, tweeters, Purina PetCharts, etc.
We had a great time seeing all the dog photos come barking […]

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-W. David Stephenson 
Hi! I’m honored to be a guest blogger this week, especially given the full plate of hurricanes facing the southeast!
It’s not well known, but even during Katrina and 9/11 in Manhattan, text messages were often able to get through when conventional, especially broadcast and landline, communications failed.
Why? Because, going over the Internet, […]

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If you’re a regular reader here you’re probably expecting this announcement by now.
We’ve opened an Online Newsroom that will offer all our stats, shelter location info, photos, videos, audio, and press releases from the affected area.
Please subscribe now so you’ll be on top of our response as the storm blows closer to shore.

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As I mentioned yesterday, everyone at headquarters has shifted focus away from the daily routine. We’re putting all our energies towards preparing for Gustav.
While Gustav gains strength in the Gulf, we still have hundreds of people in shelters all over Florida because of Tropical Storm Fay and we even still have shelters open in Texas […]

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Fay made her 4th landfall over the weekend.
4th!
Attention has shifted away from her weird and wet wrath and towards Denver for the DNC this morning, but we are still on the ground all over Florida (Google Map of Shelters).
Please continue to follow our Online Newsroom for all info regarding service delivery.

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Dust off your voting prowess before the November elections by choosing your favorite Dog Days of Summer photo below.
To Vote: Post the name of the photo you’d like to pick in the comments on this blog post.
Akamaru

The Diver

The Muoo Muoo Dog

Zeke in Sprinkler

Precious

The two photos with the most votes will receive a free […]

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Get all the latest tactical information about the Red Cross response by subscribing to the Fay Online Newsroom.

Other Red Cross Resources:

RCO
Tampa Bay Chapter Twitter
Greater Palm Beach Chapter Twitter
American Red Cross National Twitter

Other social media resources

Mentions of Fay on Twitter
Mentions of Fay on Blogs
Photos of Fay on Flickr

Videos of Fay on YouTube

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The following is from Winnie Romeril who is on the ground in Peru.

One year ago today a massive earthquake struck just off the coast of Peru; many people were killed and more than 700,000 people lost their homes. The American Red Cross responded immediately and has been there ever since. We’ve given nearly 2,000 […]

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Taylor Swift check presentation with Red Cross Cedar Rapids staff, family and friends:

As we mentioned earlier today, Taylor Swift gave $100,000 to the Red Cross for the Iowa Tornadoes and Floods at her concert Friday night in Cedar Rapids. She also gave the chapter about 20 tickets to the show.
Thanks to Taylor Swift!

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