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Month: September 2015
FedEx Kicks Off the NFL Season with FANtastic News for the Red Cross
Written by Leigh-Anne Dennison, a Red Crosser from Browns Town (Cleveland, Ohio) Isn’t it great how the football season brings people together? From tailgates to Super Bowl parties, folks gather …
Straight Talk on the California Wildfire Response
There have been several misunderstandings about the Red Cross and our response to the California wildfires, and we believe it is important to state the facts as clearly as possible. …
Communities Come Together in the Face of Devastating Fires
Red Cross worker, Jordan Scott, does some coloring with 8 year old April Vazquez, at the Red Cross shelter in Kelseyville, CA. April and her family evacuated their home due …
From the Archives – Walt Disney, World War I Driver
From 1914 to 1918, Europe endured the horrors of The Great War, later known as World War I. In recognition of the 100th anniversary, “From the Archives” will feature a …
This Is Measles
Emmi Herman is a children’s author and a presenter at the 2015 Measles & Rubella Initiative meeting, which is going on this week at the American Red Cross headquarters in …
Are You Prepared to Fend off Disaster Bullies?
Nobody likes a bully. They come in and seem to do whatever it takes to disrupt your life and make things difficult. In that respect, bullies and a disasters have …
The Surviving Survival Kit
My 7th grade academic year included, courtesy of a forward-thinking social studies teacher, a month-long unit on emergency preparedness. We researched different kinds of disasters, gave presentations on how to …