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| Red Cross Responds to North Carolina Chemical Fires Thousands were forced to evacuate the small town of Apex, N.C., early Friday morning after a fire broke out late Thursday evening at a nearby hazardous materials plant. More than 17,000 residents rece... October 6, 2006 | Two Families at Crossroads, One Year After Katrina “It’s hard for me to think positive,” said Lena Beard, sitting at the edge of a crowd of parents and children receiving awards for an art therapy program for Hurricane Katrina survivors at Renaissance... September 12, 2006 | |
| Support the Fight Against Cancer in October Donate Blood During Breast Cancer Awareness Month In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, the Red Cross is asking all eligible donors to aid in the fight against cancer and donate blood and platelets. Cancer t... September 22, 2006 | Restoring Homes and Hope along the Gulf Coast By all accounts, you’d consider Jim Sullenger a soft-spoken man, but his work and presence in one Mississippi community speaks volumes. ... August 27, 2006 | |
| Remembering 9/11: One Volunteer's Story After the tragic events unfolded on Sept. 11, 2001, Steve Cobb felt powerless to help as so many other Americans did. Cobb, a tennis pro at a suburban country club in the New York City area, thought t... September 21, 2006 | Why I Donate Blood A local man ran a grocery store across the alley from my grade school. He was beloved in our community for his good nature and kindness to the children. School children would sneak across the alley an... August 24, 2006 | |
| Alaska’s Power of Two program draws top PR pros to help Imagine Alaska – a vast land of many mountain ranges, rivers, and a rugged coastline, dotted by small villages and towns and a handful of larger cities. A 15,000-mile highway system serves a portion o... September 18, 2006 | Giving Blood: A Debt Repaid I am thrilled to report that on Thursday, July 27, I was able to repay a longstanding debt. ... July 31, 2006 | |
| Red Cross and Partners Observe September as National Preparedness Month September is National Preparedness Month, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it is partnering with the American Red Cross, AARP, the National Organization on Disabil... September 15, 2006 | As Summer Arrives, Water Safety is a Must Now that summer has (unofficially) arrived, fun in the water will become an increasing part of vacations, gatherings and outings across the country. Whether its the neighborhood pool or a beach vacati... June 12, 2006 | |
| September 11th Recovery Program, a Legacy of Compassion On a beautiful, sunny autumn morning in 2001, business as usual in Manhattan came to a halt when an airplane hit the World Trade Center. While East Coast commuters tuned in to news updates and West Co... September 11, 2006 | Clean up after New England floods a community effort The Mother’s Day floods hit the residents of Island Drive in Merrimack hard, and they learned first-hand how a natural disaster can disrupt their lives.... May 30, 2006 | |
| Katrina Continues to Change Lives a Year Later One year ago, American Red Cross volunteer Kym Bushong was drawing on her background as a wedding arranger to stage one of the highest-profile events of the season—the nuptials of two New Orleans evac... September 6, 2006 | Recovering from Deadly Tornadoes in North Texas The dictionary defines a tornado as “an extremely destructive funnel-shaped rotating column of air that passes in a narrow path over land.” But, ask anyone who has experienced Mother Nature’s violent ... May 15, 2006 | |
| Kuwait Donation Used to Shore Up Disaster Response along the Gulf Fifteen sparkling new American Red Cross feeding trucks are now ready to bring nourishment and comfort to those in need this hurricane season, thanks to a $25 million donation from the State of Kuwait... September 1, 2006 | Red Cross Continues the Century-Long Tradition of Serving those Who Serve For more than a century, the American Red Cross has provided services to members of the United States military and their families—a tradition started by the organization's founder Clara Barton during ... April 28, 2006 | |
| Red Cross Responds as Ernesto Moves North Ernesto made landfall in the Carolinas as a tropical storm overnight and is moving north up the East Coast of the United States, bringing severe weather including heavy rain to the seaboard states. Th... September 1, 2006 | The First American Red Cross Youth Volunteers Young volunteers supported the American Red Cross as early as 1884, when the organization itself was just in its infancy. The “Little Six,” as they called themselves, raised money to help with relief ... April 26, 2006 | |
| One Year Later: Southeast Louisiana Red Cross Chapter Remembers and Regroups With the ringing of bells and a few blurred eyes, Southeast Louisiana Red Cross Chapter employees, volunteers and supporters commemorated the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina outside of their... September 1, 2006 | “Malaria Free Aceh” Campaign Launches in Indonesia Everyone has experienced it – the buzzing sound of mosquitoes interrupting a restful night's sleep. In Indonesia's Aceh province, the hardest-hit area of the 2005 catastrophic tsunami, mosquitoes are ... April 18, 2006 | |
| Program Helps Hurricane-Impacted Children The laughter and shouts of more than 80 ‘New Orleans kids’ who filled the Baker recreation gymnasium were music to the ears of Camp Director Dewane Franklin. If the kids hadn’t been playing there or o... August 29, 2006 | Grand Prairie Families on the Road to Recovery When floodwaters rushed through the Willow Bend Mobile Home Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, last month, homes and lives were turned upside down. Reaching levels chest-high, the flash flood waters forced... April 10, 2006 | |
| Hayes Family Weathers Storm’s Destruction with Continued Grace Hundreds of Mississippians gathered along the shores of the Gulf Coast this past Sunday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Holding hands, they formed a line that they’d hope... August 29, 2006 | A Story of Her Own The view from Phoebe Cantrell’s front porch had not changed much in her lifetime. For as long as she could remember, the same shade trees provided shelter from the sun for her family and the neighbors... April 10, 2006 | |
| Ensuring Katrina’s Young Survivors Bounce Back Amya Cornin looks like any carefree first-grader who loves to play with…plastic bugs. At the school entrance, she bounces past her mother and two older brothers toward the family car, twisty braids he... August 28, 2006 | Red Cross Delivers Relief to Tornado Alley Under a cloudless sky, some residents of rural Dyer County, Tenn., spent the day outdoors, sifting through rubble where homes once stood. ... April 5, 2006 | |
| Disrupted UK Terror Plot Impacts U.S. Travelers British authorities announced that they have disrupted a major terror plot intended to utilize liquid chemicals to blow up passenger flights traveling from the United Kingdom to the United States, pro... August 10, 2006 | Making History: Measles Vaccination Campaign in Bangladesh is Largest Ever As Reba Huran Al-Rashid stood in line at the local school with her three children for their measles vaccinations, her only concern was protecting her family. She had no idea they were also making hist... April 5, 2006 | |
| Red Cross Assists El Paso, Texas, Residents as Heavy Rains Flood Desert City The American Red Cross is assisting residents from the El Paso, Texas, area after heavy rains deluged and flooded the desert city. More than 15 inches of rain – nearly twice the annual average – have ... August 8, 2006 | Reaching Remote Areas with Disaster Relief How does the American Red Cross fulfill its mission to provide relief to victims of disasters when those victims live in isolated rural villages? In Alaska, disaster relief is made possible by partner... March 29, 2006 | |
| Tropical Storm Chris Weakens, Recommendations to Prepare Remain Strong Although Tropical Storm Chris—the third named storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season—weakened Thursday as it continued to travel through the Caribbean, recommendations by the American Red Cross t... August 3, 2006 | Flood Safety Awareness Week: Prepare Yourself and Your Family Against Flooding An unfortunate byproduct of the spring showers that bring May flowers, floods wreak havoc across the United States – causing billions of dollars of damage and, on average, about 100 deaths annually.... March 24, 2006 | |
| Youthful Initiative, “Rock to Eradicate,” Raises Funds to Fight Measles in Africa For Chris Chen, U.S. Presidential Scholar and Youth Corp President for the San Gabriel Pomona Valley American Red Cross Chapter, the Measles Initiative is a cause near and dear to his heart. ... July 20, 2006 | Mardi Gras is New Orleans’ spring tonic The sights and smells of New Orleans after Katrina last September are forever burned into my memory, but they have been supplanted by festive crowds and parades for Mardi Gras.... March 6, 2006 | |
| Red Cross Responds to Disasters on Both Coasts as Midwest Faces Extreme Heat More than a month into the 2006 hurricane season, Hurricane Bud and Tropical Storm Carlotta are spinning in the Atlantic Ocean posing no threat of landfall while wildfires, tornados and extreme heat t... July 14, 2006 | Red Cross Supports Shipboard Katrina Evacuees During the six-month emergency phase following Hurricane Katrina, the American Red Cross provided clothes and supplies for New Orleans city workers living on docked ships made available by the Carniva... March 6, 2006 | |
| Voices from the Field: American Red Cross Relief Workers Join Ongoing Earthquake Relief Efforts in Indonesia American Red Cross international relief workers Colin Chaperon of Arlington, Va., and Travis Betz of New York, N.Y., arrived in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on June 24, 2006, to join the ongoing earthquake ... July 14, 2006 | New Orleans Neighborhood Rebounds from Katrina’s Destruction Alice Major always waves from her second story porch at the American Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) when it pulls up in front of her house every day. It was not until Feb. 21, though that ... March 3, 2006 | |
| Red Cross Responds to Flooded Ohio Counties Heavy rain over the past several days caused widespread flooding in northeast Ohio, prompting Gov. Bob Taft to declare a state of emergency. The American Red Cross has opened shelters throughout the a... July 1, 2006 | SUNY Students Learn Real Life Lessons as Katrina Volunteers Last semester, they studied textbook disasters. Over their winter break, they helped feed and comfort disaster victims. ... February 28, 2006 |
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