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Force for Good: Meet Keondra Jones

by American Red Cross June 27, 2022

Keondra Jones is a passionate collections specialist and on-site instructor at the American Red Cross Nashville Blood Donation Center in the Tennessee Region. There, she trains and supervises collection staff …

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Dr. Charles R. Drew’s Life & Legacy: A Chat with His Daughter Dr. Sylvia Drew Ivie

by American Red Cross June 3, 2022February 20, 2023

If you’ve ever seen one of our Red Cross bloodmobiles, you can thank blood banking pioneer, Dr. Charles R. Drew. As the first Medical Director of the American Red Cross …

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Force for Good: Meet Travis Moore

by American Red Cross May 17, 2022

Meet Travis Moore, a team supervisor at the American Red Cross Rock Hill Apheresis Integrated Fixed Site located in the Greater Carolinas Region. In his role, he oversees the operations …

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Force for Good: Meet Vicki Kavitsky

by American Red Cross April 22, 2022April 26, 2022

Meet Vicki Kavitsky, a Biomedical Services team member who works with the American Rare Donor Program in Philadelphia. As part of the national program, Red Cross workers like Vicki search …

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One Man’s Dedication: The Joseph DeRosa Legacy

by Sue Wilson, Northern Ohio Red Cross volunteer April 12, 2022

Originally published on the American Red Cross Northern Ohio Region’s blog. The lifeblood of the American Red Cross is its volunteers, and in particular, its blood donors. Joseph DeRosa was …

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Thanks For Your Blood Donations When Help Can’t Wait

by American Red Cross March 3, 2022April 12, 2022

Every day, blood donors make a lifesaving difference for patients in need when help can’t wait. This Red Cross Month, we’re grateful for everyone who rolls up their sleeves to …

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One Red Crosser’s Reflections of Her Family’s Legacy and the Significance of Giving Blood

by Tiffany Taylor, NHQ Biomedical Communications Specialist February 21, 2022

“Why does the Red Cross call to ask you to give blood so much?” I asked my dad while handing him the messages I took down from the family’s landline …

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Tennessee Family Fighting Pediatric Cancer Shares the Impacts of a Low Blood Supply

by Briana Phillips, Red Cross volunteer January 21, 2022

Originally published on the American Red Cross Tennessee Region’s Blog. Right now, the Red Cross is experiencing a historic blood donation crisis. Blood donations are at their lowest in over …

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Sickle Cell Disease 101: A Chat with Sickle Cell Warrior Nicklaine Paul

by American Red Cross November 2, 2021November 2, 2021

More than 100,000 people have sickle cell disease in the U.S. and many require regular blood transfusions throughout their lifetime. Blood transfusions help manage the severe pain and long-term health …

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Behind the Scenes of an American Red Cross Histocompatibility Lab

by Judith Weeks, Public Affairs Volunteer, Southeastern Pennsylvania Region September 23, 2021

Originally published on the American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Region’s blog.  Most don’t know there is an American Red Cross Histocompatibility Laboratory right here in Philadelphia. It is 1 of …

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