Give a bit of Holiday Cheer!

Send a touch of home to the real heroes of America and their families! Holiday Mail for Heroes is back again!
For the third year in a row, the American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes are working together to collect, sort and distribute holiday cards to service members, veterans and their families.
The Capital Area Chapter of [...]

Holiday Mail for Heroes

Its back and we are looking for your help this year to collect cards for our HEROES–those currently serving or have served in the US Military. Did you know that serving members of the military and their families was the first mission of the American Red Cross more than 125 years ago? More importantly, it remains a [...]

The Key to Volunteering?

Pockets. Lots of pockets.
That’s according to Andy, the ex-boyfriend who lives in the pit on NBC’s Parks and Recreation.
And, once again, the Red Cross makes an appearance on primetime during the iParticipate campaign.
Here’s the quote:
“The key to volunteering? A lot of pockets…for putting all the food in. The Red Cross has amazing cookies. I go [...]

Vote for American Red Cross and Nationwide Insurance

The Red Cross and Nationwide Insurance have been selected as one of five finalists for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) 2009 Partnership Award. This is a “Peoples’ Choice” award with the winner selected by a public online vote from September 15 through November 6. Nationwide Insurance has partnered with the [...]

Give A Day, Get A Night

Give eight hours of Red Cross volunteer service and exchange it for a complimentary (or in some cases 50% discounted) hotel room at one of the participating Sage hotels across the country. The offer ends March 31, 2010.
Advance reservations and a letter on Red Cross letterhead that confirms your service are required. The number of [...]

Your Vote = Your Gift

From now through May 25, you can help support the American Red Cross in another way—just by logging in, or signing up, to Facebook!
Target is giving away $3 million to 10 charities later this month through its ‘Bullseye Gives’ program. And they’re leaving it up to you to decide how much money they give each [...]

Today is World Red Cross Red Crescent Day!

On May 8, the American Red Cross will join with the other 185 Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies from around the globe to celebrate World Red Cross Red Crescent Day.
This day marks the birth of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement’s founder. Motivated by his experiences during the Battle of Solferino [...]

Red Cross Featured in “Lie to Me”

 
So, many of you may have heard about (or even watch-like me) Fox’s new hit show “Lie To Me”?  Fo those of you that don’t watch the show, it is a drama based on the real-life scientific discoveries of Paul Ekman, the series follows Lightman and his team of deception experts as they assist law enforcement and [...]

Last Call for Change A Life Contest

Its nearing the end for the Change A Life Contest!
But, you still have time (until 12 am  on March 16th) to send in your story about how your Red Cross experience has changed or someone else’s life.  And remember it has to be 75 words or less!
The winners will receive exciting prizes donated by Keith Urban and [...]

How Lotion Helps the Red Cross

The folks over at Curel have made a very generous gift to the American Red Cross — $250,000, to be more precise. But that wasn’t enough.
Now they’re donating $1 for everyone who goes to this page and dedicates that donation to a friend. It costs you nothing, but could bring the Red Cross an additional [...]