March Is…

That’s right. We have our very own month. Starting with Franklin D Roosevelt in 1943, every sitting President has proclaimed March as Red Cross Month.

What We’re Reading

A collection of some of our favorite links from around the web today.

Haiti Relief: Report from USNS Comfort Volunteer

The below was written by American Red Cross volunteer Wilfrid from the Miami Chapter. He’s aboard the USNS Comfort providing assistance to Haiti.

Red Cross Chapters Supporting Repatriation

The American Red Cross is supporting the repatriation of Americans and Haitian Americans who were in Haiti and are being evacuated back to this country.  We have a long standing agreement with the federal government to support these efforts when Americans need to be evacuated out of foreign countries because of conflict, natural disaster or [...]

Podcast #18: Service in Iraq

After college, Andrew wanted to make a difference for men and women serving abroad. He ended up working with the American Red Cross in Iraq, helping members of the armed forces by delivering Red Cross messages.
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Thriller, Muppets, and the Red Cross Bureau of Pictures

Heroes All (1920), a movie created by the Red Cross Bureau of Pictures, was just added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, right along with Michael Jackson’s Thriller and The Muppet Movie!

Your Most Visited Blog Posts of 2009

The 10 blog posts you all visited the most this year.

Red Cross Local

Twitter-sized news from Red Cross chapters around the country today

Holiday Mail: Sorting Begins

We’ve been impressed and thankful for the incredible response from all of you regarding our Holiday Mail for Heroes program! Yesterday marked the close of the mail-in period – the mailbox will remain open for cards still trickling in, but cards sent from here on out will not be accepted.

Join Amy Grant in Sending Holiday Mail for Heroes

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