This One’s in the Bag

The holidays are incumbent upon us and with that comes the tickly thrill of shopping for many. Whether “Black Friday” is your thing or you’re a Handmade Pledge gal like myself, shopping for others (and ourselves) will soon be the top item on everyone’s list.
For you fashionistas and chic ladies (and gents) out there, we [...]

Get Your “Red” On and Get Red Cross Ready!

Have you taken this FREE online module yet? It’s fun, snappy, and informative! (It will also get a revamp in the next few weeks with a game and video from Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet member Jamie Lee Curtis — stay tuned, we’ll let you know.)

In the meantime, what are you waiting for?
Get Red Cross Ready [...]

Support the Red Cross, Vote for Taylor!

Coming up on June 17, it’s the CMT (Country Music Television) Music Awards! This popular awards program is always bursting with stars (and a plentiful number of cowboy hats), including Red Cross supporter and popular music artist Taylor Swift!

As part of the awards program, CMT will be donating $2,500 to the winner of each category’s [...]

Pass the Potato Salad, Clara!

Check out this neat photo of Clara Barton and her Red Cross friends enjoying the great outdoors with a picnic in 1898. (Thanks to the State Library and Archives of Florida for this photo!)

In these first beautiful days of spring in West Michigan, make sure to follow Clara’s example and get outside! And in case [...]

Rascal Flatts step out to support their Red Cross

In a historical first for the organization, American Red Cross disaster relief services is prominently featured in a new Rascal Flatts music video, ‘Every Day’ as one of several vignettes portraying everyday heroes responding to emergency situations. The video will debut on CMT, GAC, Yahoo Online, AOL, MSN and Clearchannel.com starting this week. In an [...]