Red Cross Chat

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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Might be time for the Red Cross to get a bodyguard and some disguising sunglasses to shield itself from all this tabloid attention.
We were mentioned in both OK! Magazine and on Perez Hilton in the same week. UPDATE: And in People, along with countless other outlets.

OK! Magazine did a spread about Lis Rohm’s involvement in […]

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The theme across many Chapters’ social media efforts this week seems to be contests and good old fashioned rivalry.
Makes sense since the Beijing Games officially kick off tonight.

The Chicago Chapter hosted a contest to win an Eton radio. Local reader and prepared person Kim was the big winner.

Greater Chicago Chapter Blog
Greater Chicago Chapter Twitter
Greater Chicago […]

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A slice of history to help celebrate the Dog Days of Summer - it’s the tale of the first ever therapy dog.
Dear Red Cross,
In the March of 1946 issue of the Junior Red Cross News there appeared an article with photos by Red Cross correspondent Dora Jane Hamblin from Manila about my Yorkshire Terrier, […]

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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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