The American Red Cross of Greater Grand Rapids has been helping to keep our community safe since 1917, and serves Barry, Ionia, Kent, and Montcalm counties.
As I am due to be a first-time aunt any day now, I definitely have babies on the brain. Here at your local Red Cross, we are also in the midst of picking out photos for our holiday cards this year. As I am looking through the Red Cross photo library, I am getting utterly [...]
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Grand Rapids is exploding into utter art mania, with today marking the beginning of two very important artistic events, showcasing local artists:
1. ArtPrize
2. The voting for our “Helping Hands” Art Contest at the Grand Rapids Public Library Main Branch! (Seriously, some of these kiddos are little VanGoghs!)
For the full scope of information, you can check [...]
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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! [...]
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“Our world is in a mess. It’s time to make your move.”
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has launched a new campaign: Our World. Your Move. The Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are active in more than 150 countries around the globe, and this campaign seeks to engage people [...]
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Red Cross Water Safety Program
Originally uploaded by holmesteadphoto
The whale’s name is Longfellow, to be precise.
We came across this photo from a water safety program from the Greater Chicago chapter. These kids are getting the education of a lifetime, learning about water safety. (I wouldn’t be surprised if they all ran home and begged on their [...]
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Elise and Emily Merucci are our lucky Great Escapes contest winners!
Their third grade class at St. Stephen’s Catholic School in East Grand Rapids went through one of our AWARE presentations and submitted family evacuation plans in case of a fire or other emergency. Elise and Emily won for their escape plan and as their [...]
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November is also National Youth Involvement Month at the American Red Cross and we know how important it is to recognize the youth volunteers both here at our chapter and around the country for all they do. Take a moment and check out the stories of three Red Cross youth volunteers from around the country!
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The Red Cross Youth website just posted a new page on their site, which gives youth the chance to help in the National Disaster Relief Fundraising Campaign!
http://redcrossyouth.org/fundraise/
Check out this site for more ways to help and spread the word!
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If you have a child in your life, it’s likely you recently attended a “Back to school” sale, joining the throngs of parents and children scrambling for deals on folders, notebooks and erasers. This annual ritual of gathering new supplies somehow makes it easier to say goodbye to summer vacations and return to homework, deadlines [...]
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Check out this summer safety episode of Maranda’s “Where You Live” on WOOD TV 8 and WOTV 4!
This episode features a visit to our very own American Red Cross babysitter training camps!
These popular courses train youths from 11-15 years old on how to be safe and confident babysitters. Our summer courses are filling up FAST [...]
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