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Month: October 2013

Disaster

Red Cross in Sim City: Virtual Disaster Responders Help Your Town

by Gloria Huang October 31, 2013

One of the great things about the Red Cross mission is that it intersects with so many different worlds and communities. Recently, EA, the makers of Sim City, found a …

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Alien Invasion? We’ll be There

by Kristiana Almeida October 31, 2013

Last night, something absolutely scary and amazing happened. I sat in my living room, turned on my RADIO (well, maybe I was live streaming the radio station through the internet), …

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Disaster

Hurricane Sandy Memories

by Gloria Huang October 30, 2013October 30, 2013

Red Cross volunteer Catherine Barde gives a hot meal and a hug to a Staten Island resident. A year ago today, I was headed to work in the aftermath of …

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Working Toward 100%

by Erin Ferris October 30, 2013

Did you know that October is National Fire Safety Month? To be honest, I usually forget until about a week into the month, when my kids burst through the door …

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Disaster, Health & Safety

Prepare Your Pets for Disaster

by Gloria Huang October 28, 2013September 8, 2016

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Matthew Bershadker, the President & CEO of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Learn more about the …

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History

From the Archives – Junior Red Cross News

by Whitney Hopkins October 23, 2013October 24, 2013

Here is a fall-themed cover of the Junior Red Cross News from October, 1937. Sent to classrooms across the United States, the Junior Red Cross News first appeared in 1919 …

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Military Support

Making “Coming Home” a Little Easier

by Kristiana Almeida October 18, 2013October 18, 2013

This post was written by Liz Fielden, who is in the Red Cross Services to the Armed Forces department at the National Headquarters in DC. Her focus is in mental …

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Holiday, Military Support

A Visual Twist to #HolidayMail for Heroes

by Kristiana Almeida October 16, 2013November 23, 2016

2016 Update: Thank you for your interest in our Holiday Mail for Heroes program. This year the program has transitioned to Holidays for Heroes, where local Red Cross offices can identify …

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The Furlough List

by Kristiana Almeida October 10, 2013

This post comes to us from Red Cross staff member, Jana Sweeny My husband is a federal employee as are many of our neighbors and friends. I have watched this …

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International

Raid Cross: Learning the Rules of War in the Classroom

by Niki Clark October 10, 2013October 11, 2013

by Emily Kenney, Intern International Humanitarian Law The people looking back at me in the mirror were unrecognizable. Dressed head-to-toe in army fatigues with hats, sunglasses and bandanas covering our …

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