Editor’s note: Thanks to the San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter for this holiday safety information. Having a busy time getting ready for the holidays? While you are shopping, baking, gift wrapping, …
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You know we’re approaching the end of the year when you spend the better part of the week watching year-in-review videos from our favorite social networks (what? Just me?). Not …
Holiday Quiz! Cooking and Decorating Fire Safety
‘Tis the season for stuffing your face with cookies and outdoing your neighbor’s holiday light show. (Or something like that.) While merriment and holiday fun is encouraged, do you know …
Holiday Sweater Alternatives: Symbolic Gift Ideas
Looking for some fresh new giving ideas? Only finding weird Christmas sweaters left in the stores? Whatever the case, the American Red Cross Holiday Gift Catalog has you covered: …
What Not to Do: The Mindy Project Demonstrates Fire Safety
Thanks to one free week of Hulu Plus, I spent my Saturday evening doing all sorts of wonderful things. Namely, starting season 1, episode 1 of The Mindy Project. As …
An Open Letter to Marcel the Shell with Shoes on
Note: If you haven’t seen the video gem that is “MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON” (and that’s the full official name), you should watch this before perusing this open …
Veterans Day 2014: Then and Now
The American Red Cross has long had a unique relationship with the military. Today, we provide services like emergency communications and resiliency training. But did you know we pioneered the development …
No Tricks, Lots of Treats: Halloween Safety
Ah, Halloween. The time of the year to let your creativity and pop culture aptitude shine. In fact, our favorite unofficial mascot, Clarence Barton, went all in this year: Millions …
2 Minute Fire Drill: Can You Escape?
120 seconds. Two minutes. That’s how much time fire experts agree that you may have to escape a burning home before it’s too late to get out. The Johnson family …
Face Your Fears Day: A Confession
My mother likes to tell the story of one summer day when I was about five years old, living in the tiny town of Marengo, Ohio. It was a windy …