Here’s your neat fact of the day: a person can give blood in less time than a 20-lap segment of the NASCAR All-Star Race.
Month: May 2012
Civil War on Sunday
Clara Barton shows up in the Magic Tree House book “Civil War on Sunday”.
It’s True: Zombies Love the Red Cross
Obviously, we’re complimentary groups of people: The Red Cross is well-known because we help people prepare for and respond to emergencies, and, well, a zombie apocalypse is something to be prepared for.
Uniting Symbols – Creating Hope
In April I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Eilat, Israel in support of the Logistics, Relief and Shelter training hosted by the Magen David Adom (MDA) and the Jordan Red Crescent (JRC)
What We’re Watching
Welcome to the video only edition of “What We’re Reading”- see a round up of some interesting videos we’ve seen about the Red Cross lately.
Happy National Nurses Week!
“Nursing is an art, and if it is to be made an art, it requires an exclusive devotion as hard a preparation as any painter’s or sculptor’s work, for what is the having to do with dead canvas or dead marble, compared with having to do with the living body? Nursing is one of the Fine Arts; I had almost said, the finest of Fine Arts.”
~ Florence Nightingale
How to Save a Life
Are you looking for a summer job? One that will be fun, meaningful, rewarding, and always in high demand? One that will put you in a position to actually save lives?
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.
Henry Dunant’s Fountain of Youth
Did you know that Henry Dunant founded the Red Cross Red Crescent network when he was only 31? Today, on World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, we celebrate his birthday and the important work of the organization around the world.
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.