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Month: February 2010

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International, Video

Video: Earthquake in Chile

by Wendy Harman February 27, 2010February 27, 20103 Comments on Video: Earthquake in Chile

Tracy Reines, Director of International Response Operations Center, explains what the American Red Cross is up to in the early hours of this response.

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Disaster

Tsunami Warning in Hawaii: Register on Safe and Well

by Wendy Harman February 27, 2010Leave a Comment on Tsunami Warning in Hawaii: Register on Safe and Well

A Tsunami warning is in effect for Hawaii. Expected landfall is about 11am local time (4pm ET). You can follow the Hawaii Red Cross chapter on Twitter: http://twitter.com/hawaiiredcross Registering with …

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International

Earthquake in Chile

by Wendy Harman February 27, 2010February 27, 201028 Comments on Earthquake in Chile

Update 11:15am The American Red Cross has pledged an initial $50,000 from the International Response Fund to assist communities impacted by today’s earthquake in Chile. We are prepared to take …

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Disaster, International, Military Support, Volunteers

What We’re Reading

by Wendy Harman February 26, 2010February 26, 2010Leave a Comment on What We’re Reading

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

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Health & Safety

Stopping to Restart A Heart

by Gloria Huang February 25, 2010September 8, 20161 Comment on Stopping to Restart A Heart
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Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up

by Robin Parker February 25, 2010Leave a Comment on Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up

Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling …

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Disaster, International, Video

Journal from Haiti: Bonnie Gillespie

by Wendy Harman February 23, 20105 Comments on Journal from Haiti: Bonnie Gillespie

American Red Cross volunteer Bonnie Gillespie just returned from a 3 week deployment to Haiti. Her moving personal reflections are in the video below.

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Disaster, International, Video

Haiti Journal: Mat Morgan

by Wendy Harman February 23, 201013 Comments on Haiti Journal: Mat Morgan

American Red Cross worker Mat Morgan is in Haiti. He climbed to a rooftop to give a video journal account of what he’s seen and how relief is progressing.

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Disaster, International, Volunteers

Haiti On My Mind

by Winnie Romeril February 22, 20105 Comments on Haiti On My Mind

A lot of people ask will I return to Haiti. This morning, pangs of wanting to be there washed over me when Red Crosser Mat Morgan rang up while en route to Cite Soleil. I miss Haiti. I miss the people. I miss feeling inspired, in awe, in the thick of it,

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Haiti: Funds Allocated for Current and Future Relief

by Gloria Huang February 22, 2010February 23, 20107 Comments on Haiti: Funds Allocated for Current and Future Relief

Every donated dollar will be spent on relief in Haiti; because of the generosity of our donors, people in Haiti will receive resources, support and training from the Red Cross that will help them recover and rebuild in the years ahead.

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