Heroes among us

“In times of upheaval, there are heroes among us. Their presence comforts us, even if we don’t know their names. They inspire us by fighting for their lives or by risking their lives for a greater good.” The quote above,written by Vera H-C Chan, introduces an online story that we found truly inspiring: Yahoo! 2011 [...]

2011: Busy year for disasters

Normally we think infographics are pretty cool, but the map in the infographic below had us feeling pretty stunned. We knew we’d had a busy year around here at the Red Cross, but to see that  46 out of 50 were affected by a major disaster during 2011 was astonishing. Fortunately though, in each of [...]

Red Cross shelter: Volunteers in action

It was late Sunday afternoon when Red Cross volunteers got the call: More than 100 people were affected by a 30-unit apartment fire in western Palm Beach County. Within hours the Red Cross teams, working alongside the NAACP Community Partnership Shelter Team,  had set up a warm, safe shelter at St. John’s First Missionary Baptist [...]

What’s your #perfectgift this holiday season?

Earlier this week, Craig Newmark (of craigslist and craigconnects fame) celebrated his birthday with a somewhat different approach to gifting – he kicked off a conversation on Twitter on what the perfect gift would be, promising to donate $1 per response to the Red Cross, up to $10,000. Results from our recent Holiday Giving poll have suggested that most Americans (68% of those surveyed) [...]

Nothing says ‘Holiday Season’ like claymation

Meet Fred. He’s cute, charitable and…made of clay. That’s right folks, we’re bringing you a claymation video today. It’s an art form that hasn’t been used as much in recent years, but typically makes a comeback during the Holiday Season as  people across the country pull out their favorite holiday films. (Think of the classics like Rudolph, [...]