Red Cross Chat

TGIF everyone! Here’s your weekly roundup of what chapters have been up to on the social web this week.
Welcome to the social media party, Central Illinois Chapter!

The Chicago Chapter is now on CTA buses and trains

Covington County Chapter in Alabama is having a Bowling Ball:

Lee County Chapter in Alabama’s CEO Jennifer Ryan is helping […]

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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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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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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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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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Back by popular demand - National Youth Council members Mat Morgan and Pat West demonstrate the value of being Red Cross Ready and trained.

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Yesterday the Tampa Red Cross used Twitter to remind everyone that Olympic swimming dreams start with Red Cross swim classes.
 
If you’re feeling inspired by this summer’s feats of athleticism, perhaps you’ll want to join a Red Cross Learn to Swim program in your community. Becoming a champion starts with a dip of the toe!
Good luck […]

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Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there.
We have lots of volunteer dads helping those affected by the flooding and tornadoes throughout the central United States
(with 1100 Red Cross workers and over 900 of them volunteers, of course there are lots of dads out there).
One of them, Larry Fortmiller from California, describes why he’s […]

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Earlier this week we caught up with Arizona Cardinals Quarterback and Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet Member Matt Leinart at training camp to answer a couple of questions about training and CPR:
What is your personal experience with CPR and AED?
I have fortunately never had to use CPR on anyone. However, I had the opportunity to take […]

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Happy day 2 of CPR/AED Awareness week! Yesterday we brought you spelling bee news, today we make the logical jump to quizzes.
From Claire Johnson, Communications and Marketing colleague here at Red Cross headquarters:
Have you ever experienced someone choking? I have, and my instincts failed me.
We were in college at our apartment during a break from […]

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