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How Tech is Shaping Mission Delivery: A Chat with Red Cross Chief Innovation Officer Sajit Joseph

by Beth Pullias, Red Cross Social Media Team June 16, 2021

It’s been 140 years since Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross, and the need to alleviate human suffering hasn’t changed. How we meet that need, however, is ever-evolving. In …

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International

6 Ways a Hurricane Impacts Everyday Life – Making A Difference after Dorian

by Katie Wilkes, Communications Delegate in the Bahamas November 15, 2019

Over the past six weeks, people displaced by the strongest storm to ever hit the Bahamas have opened up and let me into their lives. With each mother, nurse, son …

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International

Diary of Red Cross Relief Worker: Entry 2

by Kristiana Almeida February 14, 2014

This post is from Winnie Romeril, who is deployed to the Philippines to help with the Red Cross relief efforts following Typhoon Haiyan Today I sat with Tito Aure and …

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Diary of a Relief Worker

by Kristiana Almeida February 7, 2014

This post is from Winnie Romeril, a Red Cross volunteer deployed to the Philippines. Impressions at 4 a.m. Entering Day Two I can’t sleep. My mind is filled with vivid …

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Blood, Fun

TNT’s Boston’s Finest Finale Reminds Viewers “What It’s Like to be a Hero”

by Jackie Nelson January 7, 2014September 8, 2016

Tonight, TNT aired the season finale of Boston’s Finest.  Viewers from all over the nation tuned in, wrapped in blankets trying to keep warm and forget the frigid weather outside.  …

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Blood, Disaster, Fun, Health & Safety

“The Stars” Align to Spread Hope on #GivingTuesday

by Jackie Nelson December 3, 2013October 1, 2016

Today, the stars are aligned. At the Red Cross, we are fortunate to work with our celebrity donors and volunteers, as well as many television and film partners.  Each day, …

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Brand, Disaster, Hero, Volunteers

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Asks “What is a Hero?”

by Jackie Nelson August 2, 2013August 23, 2013

Last night, on the finale of TNT’s The Hero, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson asked contestants to define what it means to be a hero. On the show, contestants have competed …

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Development, Disaster

Piper the Puppy

by Wendy Harman January 19, 2011February 10, 2015

Put your name on Piper’s paw pad and know that your Piper will bring comfort when he’s handed out to a child burned out of her home.

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Development, Disaster, Mapping, Volunteers

Teens Totally Text Tons

by Wendy Harman October 18, 2010

If $1 was donated for every text made in a month by American teens, we could provide clean-up and comfort supplies for 100 families of 4.

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International

Red Cross Contributes Additional $200,000 to Support Mexico Flood Relief

by Gloria Huang October 18, 2010October 18, 2010

While it hasn’t received a lot of media coverage in the US, the 2010 hurricane season has been unusually hard on Mexico. Record rain levels and two major storms in recent weeks have flooded Mexico’s southern states, affecting an estimated 500,000 people.

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