Written by Greta Gustafson, Media Relations Intern, American Red Cross During my last Thanksgiving at home my family’s tiny kitchen was filled with more than 20 people immersed in the …
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Reflecting on the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign
Fire Prevention Month is drawing to a close, and with it, the first full year of the American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign. This effort is aimed at reducing fire …
Candy, Costumes and Candles: 6 Tips to Stay Safe this Halloween
Written by Greta Gustafson, Media Relations Intern, American Red Cross Halloween blends scary and fun together to create the ultimate holiday; candy, ghosts and ghouls, and staying up late are all pretty hard …
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 …
International Youth Day: Carolyn’s Powerful Survival Story
August 12 is International Youth Day! And the American Red Cross is celebrating our young partners like Carolyn Strzalka, President of the Red Cross Club at the University of Michigan. …
Generation Y and IHL: Why Should Millennials Care?
Post by Jessica Lach, IHL Youth Education Intern. Originally posted on the Humanity in War blog. Millennials, the generation born between 1980 and the mid-2000s, are said to be full of complexities …
Jumping the Shark – A Sharknado-Inspired Blog Post
Note: These are fictional rules about a real movie, with some real Red Cross tips snuck in. We hope you never encounter a sharknado, but that you ARE prepared for …
What the Women’s World Cup Can Teach About Disasters
Post written by Patricia Billinger of the Red Cross Colorado Chapters, originally featured on the Colorado Stories Blog. On Sunday, my husband, mother, father and I were among the more …