Red Cross Chat

Grover explains how to get prepared on good friend John Solomon’s blog.
Grover!
Our cohorts in Portland point out that he reveals his last name in the process. Can you find his last name in this video?

Today is the last day of National Preparedness Month. Did you Pledge to Prepare?

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September is National Preparedness Month. We had lots of stuff planned to inspire you to get prepared, but then Hurricanes Gustav and Ike hit and we had to focus our attention on response efforts.
Even though we got off course a bit, we hope the silver lining of these hurricanes is that you all realized the […]

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– Post by Kami Watson Huyse, Red Cross Volunteer
Just like today, seven years ago it was a blue and sunny day in Arlington, VA., just minutes from the Pentagon, where I lived at the time. I couldn’t have imagined what would unfold that day.
Today, I live in Houston, and just like that day seven […]

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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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- Post by Robin Parker of Cross Blog: Red Cross news and views from Oregon and beyond
You know that it’s National Preparedness Month, right? You’ve been celebrating it non-stop since Monday - gleefully rummaging through your disaster kit for expired items to replace, turning your morning jog into a practice loop of your evacuation […]

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-Post by Mat Morgan, Red Cross Youth
Hurricane Gustav, as with the large hurricanes that have preceded it in recent years, raised an important question to chapters in disaster-prone areas:
How can we successfully involve our youth volunteers in preparedness and response?
Youth and young adult volunteers constitute almost 1/3 of the organization’s volunteer base. (That’s roughly […]

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-Post by Ike Pigott
Social media tools are amazing, and empower so many people. I have no doubt that at this moment there are dozens of efforts underway to help people suffering from Hurricane Gustav. Blogs, Ning communities, Twitter accounts, you name it.
So here’s the disclaimer. Before you give ANY personal information […]

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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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This means we’re getting ready to get ready to respond to a possible storm.
Are you?
AUDIO >> Joe Hansen of Greater Palm Beach Chapter is getting ready

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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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