Red Cross Chat

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 Mathew Morgan, National Youth Council Member 
Ever wondered how the Online Newsrooms work? You know… those web pages that offer up-to-date information about and personal accounts from each hurricane?
The thought did not cross my mind until a few days ago. I began volunteering to help the social media response to Hurricane Ike, and […]

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“There’s no more direct service you can provide to someone than handing them a hot meal they wouldn’t have otherwise.
“American Red Cross. Hot meals. Cold drinks. Come and get it.”

You can help the American Red Cross continue to provide these delicious treats to people in need with a simple text message.
Text the word “GIVE” […]

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The Red Cross has been gearing up for the inevitable relief effort after Hurricane Ike makes landfall.
Here are a few of the many volunteers from around the country checking in to help:

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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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If you’re a regular reader here you’re probably expecting this announcement by now.
We’ve opened an Online Newsroom that will offer all our stats, shelter location info, photos, videos, audio, and press releases from the affected area.
Please subscribe now so you’ll be on top of our response as the storm blows closer to shore.

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So far Fay is unpredictable, soaking wet, and stalled.

My brother lives near Port St. Lucie and reports he had 10″ of rain by Tuesday morning. It’s done nothing but rain buckets along the east coast of Florida since that time, with some estimates as high as 30″ of rain falling.
Your American Red Cross is providing […]

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Please enjoy this video recruitment gem made by members of the award winning Red Cross National Youth Council.

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Get all the latest tactical information about the Red Cross response by subscribing to the Fay Online Newsroom.

Other Red Cross Resources:

RCO
Tampa Bay Chapter Twitter
Greater Palm Beach Chapter Twitter
American Red Cross National Twitter

Other social media resources

Mentions of Fay on Twitter
Mentions of Fay on Blogs
Photos of Fay on Flickr

Videos of Fay on YouTube

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Our friend David Stephenson put together this handy explanation for how to use Twitter in an emergency.
Later this afternoon John Solomon is coming over to do a video for his blog that asks the question, “What should we tell the public?”
How does social media or technology in general help you stay prepared for […]

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