Photo of the Day: Red Cross Disaster Action Team

Columbus Red Cross disaster volunteers respond alongside Columbus Fire department, date unknown. The American Red Cross enjoys a collaborative relationship with local police, fire, and emergency management organizations. These relationships allow us to most effectively fulfill our goal of helping people prevent, prepare for, and respond to disaster. To this day, the Disaster Action team [...]

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Photo of the Day: American Red Cross, Always in Style

  Being prepared is always in fashion! The technology may have changed, but the importance of preparedness is constant. The Red Cross Store offers First Aid kits, emergency radios, and much more. Get your own emergency gear at the Red Cross Store.

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Central Ohio Red Crossers Serving Families Suffering From Flooding in Minot, ND

Six central Ohio Red Crossers are currently in Minot, North Dakota helping families suffering from flooding there. Red Crossers from across the country have spent the summer helping folks suffering from wildfires, flooding and severe storms. Interested in helping the cause? Learn about volunteering and/or make a donation to the Disaster Relief Fund online. Your [...]

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Here, There, and Everywhere: Red Crosser Supports Mission in Creative Ways

The group that shook the world and rocked a generation leaves a legacy of philanthropy through the summer event “Abbey Road on the River.” The event takes place annually over Labor Day Weekend in National Harbor, Washington, DC. The festival celebrates all things Beatles, while donating  proceeds to the American Red Cross.      The event features groups from all over the [...]

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Honoring Exceptional Volunteers

Staff and volunteers gathered at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center last night to honor outstanding volunteers who served the community through the American Red Cross during 2010-2011. Take a look at a special video honoring the 2011 Exceptional Volunteer Service Award recipient Dee Dee English.   Along with Dee Dee the following volunteers were presented with [...]

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A busy 24 hours as Red Cross volunteers Assist 32 People

Over the course of one eventful evening, the American Red Cross of Greater Columbus sent disaster volunteers to two fires in Columbus, providing assistance to a total of 32 people.   At 6:30am on May 9th, volunteers arrived on the scene of a five-unit apartment building fire on the far west side. Every apartment in the building sustained damaged, [...]

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There’s a First For Everything

Confession. I’ve worked for the Red Cross 8 months, and I’ve never donated blood before. That is, until today!   I’ve gone around the Columbus community advertising the constant need for blood, listened to stories about the many people in Columbus who have received blood, and even seen that need with my own eyes. The [...]

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Severe spring weather devastates communities across the South and here at home

The Red Cross is currently providing food, shelter and emotional support for people whose lives have been disrupted by tornadoes that devastated Joplin, Missouri on Sunday. The following actions are already underway: Red Cross workers opened shelters in the damaged areas within hours and provided people with food and water and a safe place to [...]

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Stories from Alabama…One Red Crossers Shares Her Experiences

The following post is from Pam, a Columbus disaster volunteer who has been volunteering with Red Cross disaster relief teams in the south for nearly three weeks now. Pam is on an Emergency Response Vehicle Team, transporting meals and clean-up supplies to people in neighborhoods where homes have been destroyed by the recent storms. Another [...]

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Join us today for tacos and fun!

Help support the American Red Cross and have some fun with Friends!

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