We’re always on the move at the Red Cross, even when disaster aren’t top of mind for everyone across the country. Just this month, Red Cross volunteers provided meals, relief …
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One day can change a person’s life in a way they didn’t expect, in a way that left them feeling helpless. People like Kathy in Derby, Kansas, whose family survived …
Measles & My Sister
Emmi S. Herman is a writer and children’s book author who lives in Searingtown, New York. She wrote this piece in response to American Red Cross President and CEO Gail McGovern’s …
Remembering Our First Date
Written by Gail McGovern, President and CEO of the American Red Cross My husband Don and I enjoyed a very special moment together earlier this month. In honor of the …
Seven Tips for Preventing the Flu
Marie Etienne, DNP, ARNP, PLNC is the chair of the International Nursing Committee of the American Red Cross. She is a specialist in family and pediatric nursing and is a …
…and a Happy, Healthy New Year- Ebola Prevention Wishes for 2015
Catherine Kane is a senior communications officer for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Based in Geneva, she was recently deployed to Sierra Leone to support …
What You Loved on Red Cross Social in 2014
As we close down 2014, we were going to cover the top 10 search terms you used to find our blog. But that basically simmered down to Captain Crunch, the …
Twelve Days of Holiday Safety Tips
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, …
Real Adventures in Babysitting
Grant Hansen is a Director, Product Development (First Aid/CPR/AED & Babysitting) for the American Red Cross. When the Red Cross put out a call for “so-bad-they’re-funny” babysitting stories, we got …
Holiday Gifting That Matters
I start my holiday shopping in January. Yes, January. When I see something that I know one of my family members, friends, neighbors, or kids’ teachers would love, regardless of …