We come across a lot of little jokes and quotes describing the Red Cross – We thought we’d share some of the more memorable ones with you: Q: What do you call a cat who’s joined the Red Cross? – A: A first-aid kit! — Kym Azzarito (@Norineajdn) April 9, 2013   There are so [...]

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I knew the season premiere of Mad Men was going to be awesome when they coupled two of my favorite things. Chest compressions followed by the opening Canto of Dante’s Inferno read by Don Draper – yes please! However, I will set aside my love of Don Draper reading Dante’s Inferno (sigh) and focus instead [...]

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By now, you may be too familiar with the sobering statistics on drowning: Drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death of children ages 1-14. About ten people die from unintentional drowning every day, and of these, two are children under the age of 14, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Drowning also [...]

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Practice Makes Perfect! [Oregon Trail Red Cross] Now I know it’s more than just blood (Southeastern Michigan Red Cross] 3 year old boy donates [Northeast Indiana Red Cross] Supermodel Niki Taylor reaches out to blood donors who helped save her life [Atlanta Journal Constitution] Rusty fire hydrant planets [What does your nearest fire hydrant look [...]

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The Red Cross Gets a Makeover [Turn Out] Animal CPR Given to a Tapir [Huffington Post] To Save a Life, Odds Favor Defibrillators in Casinos [NPR] Letters from a Private  

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These people are sharing their good works on Instagram. If you use Instagram, find us @AmericanRedCross.

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Anna  Reid, a 15-year-old babysitter from Westfield, NJ wasn’t expecting to be a hero. It just happened. Anna was serving up French bread pizza to Matthew and Leia on a recent babysitting job when the unimaginable happened: Leia started choking. The 4-year-old’s face turned bright red. Leia tried to cough and speak but couldn’t. Anna [...]

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With Halloween just a little over a week away, we decided it was time to finally carve the pumpkins that have been sitting on our front porch for the last two weeks. Well, I take that back…we didn’t actually carve our pumpkins. At six and three years old my kids aren’t quite ready to wield [...]

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Today, 10/18 at 10:18am, you can join over 12 million people around the world practice earthquake preparedness. Just this week an earthquake was felt in New England, so you don’t have to be a west coaster to take some easy extra steps. Learn more about the Great ShakeOut and if it’s not too late, register [...]

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50 best apps for parents [Babble] Potential Red Cross workers? [Cute Overload] Halloween candy idea with a first aid twist [Instructables]                                

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