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Giving Day Is Here!
Giving Day has arrived! Visit the Giving Day website to donate and stand together – All In 1 Day – so that every day, when needed, neighbors in your community …
Gail McGovern’s Georgetown Commencement Speech
Earlier this month, Red Cross President and CEO Gail McGovern gave the 2015 commencement speech to McDonough School of Business graduate students at Georgetown University. She had some great advice to …
Giving Day Countdown: One Week Left!
We’re always on the move at the Red Cross, even when disaster aren’t top of mind for everyone across the country. Just this month, Red Cross volunteers provided meals, relief …
Blown Away: A Volunteer Story from Nepal
By Glen and Julie Bradley, American Red Cross IT/Telecoms disaster volunteers currently in Nepal My little yellow tent sailed off the cliff where I had slept the night before. I …
Schedule a Donation and Get Your (Digital) Swag Starting Today!
One day can change a person’s life in a way they didn’t expect, in a way that left them feeling helpless. People like Kathy in Derby, Kansas, whose family survived …
Connecting Nepal: A Report from IT/Telecoms Volunteers
Written by Julie Bradley, IT/Telecommunications volunteer with the American Red Cross Emergency Relief Unit in Nepal When the dogs wake you up at night with frantic barking, it might be time …
Brian Boyle Beats the Odds: C&O Canal 100 Mile Ultramarathon
Post by Steve Mavica, External Communications Manager, Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Blood Services Region Author, American Red Cross blood recipient and national volunteer spokesman Brian Boyle continued his miraculous comeback from …
Shaken In Nepal
Written by Glen and Julie Bradley, IT/Telecommunications volunteers with the American Red Cross Emergency Relief Unit in Nepal, who were deployed immediately following the earthquake to restore critical communications in …
When Disasters Happen: Family Links for the Nepal Earthquake
Post by Lisa Ghali, LMSW, International Caseworker for Europe and Asia at the American Red Cross When disasters happen, people’s first reaction is usually to think about family or friends. Maybe …