Our Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter was the recipient of a random act of kindness last week – a secret agent delivered a complimentary box of donuts to their office!
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We’re always grateful for support from celebrities such as Billy Bob Thornton. Check out the PSA below, in which he recounts the flash flood in Arkansas a couple months ago that caused 20 fatalities.
ONE Campaign
You can help Haiti by joining the ONE Campaign in calling on Congress to release funds for reconstruction. Sign the petition!
Missed Connections
We couldn’t help but post this missed connection from the Washington, DC area Craigslist. Hoping that we can help this mystery blood donor find his match:
Impressions from Afghanistan
Below is a collection of photos and blurbs written by Sybilla Green Dorros, an Assistant Station Manager Reserve with Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces. Sybilla was recently deployed to Afghanistan, at the Red Cross station in Bagram Air Field. She works to bring some comfort to the service members and also connect soldiers with their families during emergencies.
Diary of a Red Cross Worker: Hurricane Alex
Jim Rettew, Chief Communications Officer at the Mile High chapter in Denver, was deployed this week to Texas to aid Red Cross efforts for Hurricane Alex. This was Jim’s first national disaster deployment. He wrote a couple journal entries, so we’re sharing them here to give you a glimpse into the life of a Red Cross disaster worker.
Impartiality and Red Cross Disaster Services
In light of the beginning of hurricane season 2010 and Alex making its way towards Texas, we thought that it would be useful to share our Statement on Impartiality of …
Demi Lovato and Cambio Cares Visit Red Cross in Chile
Just yesterday evening, Cambio Cares launched its first video of a series that focuses on celebrities promoting causes they are passionate about. The first celebrity was none other than Demi Lovato.
Make Preparedness a Family Project
We’ve teamed up with Clorox to promote preparedness this month, with actress Raven-Symoné at the helm. This summer, while kids are out of school, you can take the opportunity to get the family involved with making a kit and a plan.