I must confess, before I started interning with the Red Cross, I didn’t think about what kind of action plan I would have in case of emergencies in my dorm …
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School Bells and Sickle Cell
In the days leading up to the first school bells sounding, I was busy buying back-to-school supplies, lunch items and organizing weekly schedules. However, there’s one additional step I take …
Red Cross Volunteer Travels to Georgia to Help with Hurricane Dorian Relief Efforts
Originally published on redcross.org. American Red Cross disaster relief volunteer Pam Pampe has turned her experience surviving one of America’s worst hurricanes into a mission to help others — including …
Personal Trauma Compels Blood Donor to Give Back
Orginally published on redcross.org. I never really understood the importance of donating blood until I was the one needing it. In 2010, a pulmonary embolism nearly cost me my life. …
In retirement, SAF volunteer Holsinger is proud to be ‘somebody who cares’ for veterans and service members
Originally published on the Red Cross Wisconsin Stories blog. Volunteers may not always have a background in the area where they dedicate their time and talent. But they’ve all got …
First Time Blood Donor Fights Fears to Become Lifesaving Hero
Originally published in Chadds Ford Live. When I was in high school, my sister and I would run home from the bus stop, throw our books down on the kitchen …
Discovering an Unlikely Passion
Originally published on the Red Cross Northern California Coastal Region blog. Like many empty nesters, Pamela Ingram, 58, was at a crossroads a few years ago when her son left …
Working at the Red Cross with Regional Philanthropy Officer Jeff Redfield
Jeff Redfield learned about the importance of smoke alarms early on after a fire started in his childhood home. Little did he know he’d later work for an organization that …
How This Blood Donor Won Tickets to See New Kids on the Block
Leslie Desmond has never won a sweepstakes so you can imagine her surprise when she listened to a voicemail left by the American Red Cross this summer. After her most …
Red Cross Awarded Outstanding Employer Support Certificate from the Navy Reserve
In late June, the American Red Cross was honored to accept an Outstanding Employer Support Certificate from the Navy Reserve at a ceremony in San Diego, California. At the ceremony, …