MTV just called. They’re doing a special casting where they’re looking for teens who are giving back to the community to make a difference for the American Red Cross. Are you this teen? Do you know this teen? Here’s the skinny: MTV is looking for ambitious and passionate teens that are devoting their time to [...]
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Just outside of Charlotte, NC, a small town by the name of Red Cross is bustling and growing. There’s nary a mention of it on Wikipedia, but it’s been there since 2002. We have a call into their town council to find out how they came to be named. Your mission, should you choose to [...]
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– This post is by Melanie Blow, Quarantine and Labeling Technician in the NY-Penn Region of Red Cross Blood Services. Top five questions people ask me about my job. When people learn that I have proudly been serving American Red Cross Biomedical Services for the last 8 ½ years, they always ask questions. I could [...]
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– This post is by Chad Queen, the Louisville-area Platelet Apheresis Donor Recruiter for the Red Cross in the River Valley Region I know how crazy, a fast-paced society we all live in. Slowing down isn’t really an option, it’s more of a not speeding up so much that we just fall apart. For [...]
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As of today, when you read a story or press release on RCO (redcross.org) you’ll see the option to share that story on most social networking sites. Please use the button to easily share this content with your friends and family. Put your cursor over the share button and you’ll be greeted with sharing options. [...]
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Next week on the Chat you’ll notice that a spate of outstanding people (Red Crossers and outside experts) will be right here guest blogging. It’s going to be fresh and informative. Please stay tuned and pass the news along.
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Chris Bell, a volunteer with the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago, recently returned from a six week assignment in South Africa, following violence which broke out against foreign nationals in May. He was based in Cape Town and Pretoria where he was helping the South African Red Cross Society develop donor tracking and financial [...]
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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 [...]
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We have a quorum! There are now enough Red Cross chapters around the country using social media tools that we’re going to try a weekly round-up of their content. Behold! Your American Red Cross. Oregon Trail Chapter is pimping an event that benefits them and they’re explaining their latest disaster response effort. Don’t forget to [...]
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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 [...]
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