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Some of Our Favorite Red Cross Stories from 2019

by American Red Cross December 22, 2019December 20, 2019

With 2019 coming to a close, we’d like to share some of our favorite stories from the year that highlight our services, the dedication of our volunteers and employees, the …

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Ali holding her son Finn
Blood

Patients and Their Families Give Thanks for Blood Donors

by American Red Cross November 27, 2019November 27, 2019

This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for everyone who has donated lifesaving blood or platelets to help patients in need. Here are a few patients and their families who want to say …

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Kendra sitting at the sign in table during a blood drive.
Blood

Helping the Red Cross is in Kendra Young’s Blood

by American Red Cross October 28, 2019

Supporting American Red Cross blood donation services is in Kendra Young’s blood. The Issaquah High School student recently organized a blood drive at her school. Twenty-three pints of blood were …

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Dr. Mack holding his blood donation.
Blood

Why I Regularly Donate Blood for Sickle Cell and Childhood Cancer Patients

by Dr. A. Kyle Mack September 30, 2019September 30, 2019

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month and Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Many of us, (myself included) have changed our profile pictures to include frames and filters on various social media …

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Olivia Stoy smiling next to balloons.
Blood

Blood Donors Gave Back All That Cancer Took from Me

by Olivia Stoy September 19, 2019October 22, 2019

Today, I am 15 years old and in 10th grade. At 12 years old I was diagnosed with cancer, shortly before finishing the sixth grade Learning I had T- Lymphoblastic …

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AJ and his sisters.
Blood

School Bells and Sickle Cell

by Caira Torres September 10, 2019September 10, 2019

In the days leading up to the first school bells sounding, I was busy buying back-to-school supplies, lunch items and organizing weekly schedules. However, there’s one additional step I take …

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Volunteer Amy Erickson donates blood in Sioux Falls, SD on February 26, 2019.
Blood, Volunteers

Personal Trauma Compels Blood Donor to Give Back

by Amy Erickson, Red Cross Dakotas Region Volunteer August 28, 2019

Orginally published on redcross.org.  I never really understood the importance of donating blood until I was the one needing it. In 2010, a pulmonary embolism nearly cost me my life. …

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A portrait of Sally.
Blood

First Time Blood Donor Fights Fears to Become Lifesaving Hero

by Sally Denk Hoey August 22, 2019September 11, 2019

Originally published in Chadds Ford Live.  When I was in high school, my sister and I would run home from the bus stop, throw our books down on the kitchen …

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Leslie and her wife Bethany with New Kids on the Block
Blood

How This Blood Donor Won Tickets to See New Kids on the Block

by American Red Cross August 13, 2019August 13, 2019

Leslie Desmond has never won a sweepstakes so you can imagine her surprise when she listened to a voicemail left by the American Red Cross this summer. After her most …

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Hannah and baby Jenson.
Blood

My Daughter’s Need for Emergency Blood Products Inspired Me to Help

by Merrill Gonterman July 19, 2019July 19, 2019

After serving people in need every day as a firefighter for 35 years, I wasn’t accustomed to receiving help. So, I couldn’t be more grateful to the blood donors that …

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