Posted on November 16th, 2009 by Wendy Harman
Keep the tweets coming in! We love to read all of them.
You can follow us on Twitter @RedCross.
grandprize_23: Is now certified to save your life and the lives of your loved ones by the american red cross
mommyisrocknrol: The American Red Cross’ new blood donation slogan: “Starve a vampire, Give blood.” Really? Even the […]
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Posted on November 6th, 2009 by Gloria Huang
Thank you all for supporting us and each other in the wake of the terrible event at Ft. Hood.
We have some updates for you concerning Red Cross activities for Ft Hood:
Thanks to those who donate blood regularly, the Red Cross was able to support local area hospitals as they worked to meet the immediate […]
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Posted on November 5th, 2009 by Wendy Harman
Our deepest sympathies to those affected by the shootings at Fort Hood today.
UPDATED 10:00 AM EST, FRIDAY NOV. 6
If you are looking for loved ones on Fort Hood you can visit the Red Cross Safe and Well List. In order to complete a search you will need to know the phone number or address of […]
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Posted on September 9th, 2009 by Wendy Harman
The new CW series The Vampire Diaries debuts on Thursday, Sept. 10 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT).
We have joined forces with CW and Alloy Marketing + Media to host blood drives at more than 230 high schools and college campuses across the nation.
The Starve a Vampire. Donate Blood. PSA features the cast of The Vampire Diaries and […]
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Posted on August 26th, 2009 by Wendy Harman
If you read the NY Times or countless blogs about vampires, you already know that we’ve teamed up with the new CW show Vampire Diaries for about 230 blood drives on high school and college campuses.
An added treat for our readers in Atlanta: the cast of Vampire Diaries will be at the blood drive today […]
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Posted on August 24th, 2009 by Wendy Harman
Country music star and American Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet member Pat Green was honored in Illinois last week for his work with us. Congratulations and thank you for all your support, Pat!
Do you know the rest of our star supporters?
>>Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet
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Posted on August 14th, 2009 by Suzy DeFrancis
It’s been a long hot summer for health care reform, and even political junkies like me are tired of seeing these combative Town Hall meetings that have generated more heat than light.
It seems to me that amidst all the sound and fury we are losing sight of what we are really trying to accomplish, which […]
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Posted on August 4th, 2009 by Wendy Harman
We love seeing your Red Cross photos! Please join our Flickr group and share away!
(From left) Kirsten Schlueter and Mariah Stuckey study the techniques and facts of how to become effective baby-sitters and learn Cardiopulmonary Resusitation for immediate first aid during the American Red Cross baby-sitting course July 22-23. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Jamal […]
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Posted on August 3rd, 2009 by Wendy Harman
Posted on August 3rd, 2009 by Wendy Harman
The Pocono Raceway (Long Pond, PA) holds a race called NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500.
This year’s event was supposed to be yesterday, but the rain postponed it to today at 12 pm ET. Here’re some shots from official NASCAR flickr stream NASCAR Says:
Will you tune in for today’s race? It benefits […]
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