This picture of a refrigerator located in an emergency room may not appear particularly interesting, but its contents help save hospital patient lives every day. Emergency room refrigerators in hospitals …
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Throughout the year, the Red Cross social media team fields a number of questions about our fearless founder, Clara Barton. While there are many places online (and in libraries) to …
Operation Oroville Dam: Update from the Shelters
With contributions by Maggie Buckenmayer Last Sunday, roughly 180,000 residents of Oroville, California, and surrounding areas were given an evacuation order after officials spotted severe erosion on the emergency spillway …
Red Cross Volunteer Couple Celebrates a Half Century of Love and Service
Marcey and Dan Whiteside met in 1966 through a mutual friend and were married four short months after their first blind date. Fifty years later they are still a perfect …
One Father’s Story: Your Blood Donations Gave My Son More Time
Written by Jim Taylor, platelet donor and father of a patient helped by the Red Cross Emergency need When the American Red Cross says there is a shortage, they are not …
What’s In, What’s Out for 2017
Happy New Year – and Happy National Blood Donor Month! This January, the American Red Cross recognizes the lifesaving contributions of blood and platelet donors. While we aim to show …
Top Tips for Parents from a Former Babysitter
Post by Monica Bogan, Red Cross media relations intern As a Red Cross-trained babysitter, this is my busiest time of year, since families often reach out to find babysitters during …
Save Story of the Week: Two Boys Saved from Rip Current
This story comes to us from Florida, where a mother of two and former Red Cross lifeguard instructor saved two boys from a rip current at an unguarded beach. Christina …
Tennessee Family Seeking “Angel” That Saved Their Lives
I thought we were going to die. If that angel of a man hadn’t appeared, if he hadn’t helped us, we would be dead. April Calhoun, mother of four, recounts …
Take a Holiday Road Trip with the Red Cross this #GivingTuesday
We look forward to the holidays as a time of year to be with friends and family. As part of our Giving Tuesday tradition, we’d love to introduce you to …