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National Volunteer Week 2012
This week (April 15 – 21) is National Volunteer Week. Established in 1974, National Volunteer Week has grown every year since its inception and now includes the support and endorsement of all...
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My Time at TEDMED
Last week I had the opportunity to speak at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., at TEDMED, a gathering of professionals in the health and medical fields. The conference organizers asked if I would...
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Be Still My Crossword Heart
I simply love the New York Times crossword puzzles. When my dad was alive, he and I would do them each day, and we would call each other daily when we were done. My dad never missed a clue, and even at...
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Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
This Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up is courtesy of Scott Waggoner, from Cross Blog: Award-winning Red Cross news and views from Oregon and beyond Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we...
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Serving Military Members, Veterans, and Their Families
Editor’s note: This blog post is written by Sherri Brown, Senior Vice President for Service to the Armed Forces here at the National Headquarters of the American Red Cross. It is in response to a...
View ArticleBeating “The Last Measle”
The Red Cross and Red Crescent are symbols recognized worldwide. Its presence—on the sides of medical ambulances, emergency response vehicles, t-shirts of volunteers—immediately instills hope and...
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Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
This Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up is courtesy of Scott Waggoner, from Cross Blog: Award-winning Red Cross news and views from Oregon and beyond Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we...
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I Feel the Temperature Rising
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a piece about cold-related emergencies. I realize the topic may have seemed a bit odd considering we were/are midway through spring and quickly approaching summer, but if...
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Cactus Jack
April is Pet First Aid Awareness month, so we couldn’t resist highlighting what is possibly the cutest injured dog ever: Cactus Jack. Little Jack got tangled up in a cactus in Arizona but is doing...
View ArticleWhat We’re Watching
A few items from around the Web that we’re currently watching…. A nice, artsy piece An interesting bit about blood… And something about getting chased by a bear… Error happened.The post What We’re...
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