During Red Cross Month we celebrate heroes who use their Red Cross training to assist others in an emergency. Red Cross Training Services employee, Shabazz Torres, is a Senior Digital …
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Young Lifeguards Receive Red Cross Award for Saving Man’s Life
Four lifeguards trained by the American Red Cross have been honored for saving a man’s life. Ryan Grimesey, Andrew Bachie, Nathaniel French and John Porch jumped into action after finding …
Three Red Cross Date Ideas for Valentine’s Day
Looking for ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Here are some Red Cross-themed date ideas that will make your heart melt. Learn Lifesaving Skills with the Love of Your Life The …
Husband Saves His Wife’s Life Using Skills He Learned in Red Cross CPR Training
Many people don’t learn how to perform CPR because they never think they’ll be in a situation where they will have to use it. But this Father’s Day, Luke Benrud …
“They Gave Us Courage, Hope, Peace” – The Red Cross Home Fire Campaign in Action
Editor’s note: Carol’s story originally appeared on the American Red Cross Eastern Pennsylvania Region blog on March 17, 2017. We’ve included a part of her interview, below, written by Chris Peralta. In …
“The Best Summer Job” – Q&A with a Red Cross Trained Lifeguard
What could be better than getting paid to spend the days of summer outside at the pool? While we could speculate, we wanted to hear from the source – so …
From Desk to Disaster: Interns Train to Become Responders
By Liza Crawford, Media Relations Intern As a communications intern at the American Red Cross, I see stories every day about our volunteers responding to disasters. Their names are rarely mentioned, but …
When Compassion Meets Compression
As a new Red Cross employee, getting trained in the basics of CPR, AEDs and first aid were at the top of my list. I headed to Fort Belvoir this month …
Questions
You’re going where? Afghanistan. To do what? Work at our Service to the Armed Forces office on Bagram Air Field. For how long? About 5 months They make uniforms in …
Save a Life Saturday – Success!
Thanks to everyone who participated in our Save a Life Saturday events across the nation – over 10,000 people were trained in basic first aid/CPR! Enjoy the slide show and …