Saturdays + Pancakes = Goodness

I cannot tell a lie – I love to sleep in on Saturday mornings.  There’s something so refreshing about waking up slowly to the sun shining through my window, staying warm under the covers, maybe reading The Dark Is Rising until I feel like eating breakfast.
My other favorite thing to do on Saturday mornings is [...]

BOO! Haunt for a Good Cause!

BOO!
(Made ya look…)
We are looking for volunteers in the Greater Grand Rapids area with a flair for drama and an enjoyment of hiding in cornfields in order to jump out and scare the pants off of innocent bystanders.

Sound like you?
Well, terrific! The Witch’s Walk Haunted Cornmaze (on Fruit Ridge, just off of 6 Mile) is [...]

Help Us With Our “Preparing Our Community” Disaster Kit Drive!

Items as simple as toothpase, bottled water, and a first aid kit can be an enormous help to a family whose home is damaged or destroyed by disaster, such as a fire or flood. Help us help others as your local Red Cross is collecting items for disaster kits that will then be distributed at [...]

Calling all young artists!

Who are the Red Cross’s helping hands?
How do they reach out to you and your community?
What have you done to be a Red Cross helping hand?
How has Red Cross helped you prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies?
Create a piece of art that answers any of these questions, and you could win fame and glory!  [...]

World Refugee Day Celebration Says “Give Us a Chance!”

Thanks to the Grand Rapids Press for doing such a great article on the World Refugee Day Celebration, headed up by your very own Red Cross, as well as Bethany Christian Services, Lutheran Social Services, and Humanity for Africa.

Read this and check it out!

Volunteer Recognition Picnic RECAP!

Let’s face it…we have some pretty incredible volunteers. (That’s right, YOU…you are incredible.)
Our chapter’s volunteer to paid staff member ratio is about 47 to 1, so that tells you that in all reality, our chapter could not possibly do what we do without our volunteers. (Seriously…there is no feasible way that each of our staff [...]

We Do Love to Eat Here at the Red Cross

OPPORTUNITY #1:

Are you a Red Cross volunteer for our chapter? If so, you know what day it is! It is Volunteer Recognition Picnic day! We look forward to seeing all our volunteers at this fun event at Little Pine Island — events start at 2pm and the potluck/awards commence at 6pm.
Bring a dish to pass [...]

Olga’s Is Serving Up a Big Slice o’ Love — Week 2!

Our three area Olga’s Kitchens are tackling WEEK 2 of the month-long series of Friday Fundraisers for your local Red Cross! It’s very simple.
1. Bring in this flyer.
2. They will donate 15% of your bill to our chapter, to help us continue providing our services and programs to YOU, our community.

Could not possibly get any [...]

Save a Life, Eat an Olga

You too can eat at Olga’s Kitchen!
In fact, if you eat at any of the THREE Grand Rapids locations of Olga’s Kitchen this Friday, May 22, you can even be a philanthropist while chowing down on an Olga sandwich, a Spinach Pie, or slurping an Orange Cream Cooler. Bring in this flyer and 15% of [...]

Didn’t Make it to the Hero Celebration?

We all make mistakes. Some of you might have even made the mistake of not making it to our “Do You Know a Hero” Celebration last Friday. (Gasp!)

Well, fear not! We are bringing the event to you! (Well, as best as one can via blogging.)
We just posted all the wonderful photos up on our Flickr [...]