So long, farewell, Hurricane Season!

Saying ‘Goodbye’ can sometimes be sad and heartbreaking, but when it comes to the end of Hurricane Season (June 1 – November 30) we definitely can’t say that we’re sorry to see it go. In fact, we’d like to wish it a good riddance and ask that it never return…but we know that won’t happen, [...]

Cyber Monday: Give Something That Means Something

Around here we like to keep up to date on our fellow Red Cross chapters and regions across the county, and today we came across a post on the Nebraska/SW Iowa Region Blog that we wanted to pass along to you. By: Dan Mackevicius, Communications Intern for the Nebraska/SW Iowa Region So you fought the [...]

Stuff your Thanksgiving with safety

If we were to play a word association game, we would make a strong wager that the word “Thanksgiving” would immediately conjurer up thoughts of “food”, “feast”, “turkey”, “dinner”, “meal”. Of all holiday celebrations, Thanksgiving is most definitely the one that revolves around food the most (although we’d have to rank Halloween sweets and 4th of July [...]

The holiday gifts your friends want to give (and get)

You know how we can’t resist posting cool infographics we come across, and the one below is no exception. As a charitable organization – and not a government agency — the Red Cross depends on the time, treasure and talent of our volunteers and the American public to perform our mission. So when we saw [...]

One holiday shopping deal you don’t want to miss

With just a little more than a week to go before one of the most anticipated shopping days of the year (or most dreaded days, depending on your gift-buying style), we wanted to let you know of one Black Friday deal you can’t find in any store:  Double Your Donation. You heard us right – DOUBLE [...]

Beep. Beep. Beep. “This is only a test”

If you happen to be listening to, or watching, media outlets at 2 p.m. today, don’t be surprised if an Emergency Alert Message starts to play.  And if you switch the channel and see a similar message on every other station, don’t be alarmed. That’s because today – Wednesday, November 9 at 2:00 p.m. EST [...]

Our kind of party — Holiday Mail for Heroes Card Signing Party

Halloween was just a few days ago, but now that the calendar has flipped to November, around here we’re looking forward to the next holiday coming up: Veterans Day. At the Red Cross, our connection to the men and women who have served in the military (and are still serving) run as deep as our [...]