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Red Cross Needs Type O Donors To Give Blood Now
The American Red Cross is asking eligible donors with Type O blood to make an appointment to give now to help ensure there are blood products available for patients in need. Learn more about the need for Type O blood.
Someone is counting on you right now. Please schedule your donation today.
Red Cross announces severe weather poster contest
Just a week after a major storm system moved through Burke County, destroying 22 homes and damaging many more, emergency managers from the Unifour counties, in partnership with the American Red Cross, are sponsoring the 2012 Severe Weather Awareness Poster Contest for fourth- and fifth-graders.
American Red Cross assisting residents in Burke County after severe weather
Twenty-four residents – including a 1-month-old – sought refuge in the Red Cross shelter at First Baptist Church on U.S. Highway 70 in Icard, where volunteers provided a warm, safe place to stay, food and other emergency needs. The shelter will remain open as long as there is a need.
Two years after the Haiti earthquake, the American Red Cross is helping people rebuild their homes and their lives and improving communities with health, water and sanitation projects. In a two-year update, the American Red Cross highlighted its emergency work after the 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, as well as its recovery efforts over the past year.
Poll Finds Americans Want to Give Meaningful Gifts
"No matter their personal financial hardships, Americans still want to give,” said Angela Broome, local American Red Cross CEO. “Rather than giving a gift someone won’t use, people want to give meaningfully and know their gift is making a difference.”
Be safe while cooking this holiday season
The kitchen is the place where family and friends love to gather, but it is also the setting of more fires than any other room in the house. Cooking is the number one cause of home fires in this country and during the holidays, the American Red Cross wants everyone to be aware of steps they should take to avoid a fire while cooking.
Three generations of donors give the gift of live
For some people, giving the gift of life is in their blood. For three generations of one Hickory family, that statement rings true.
In the wee hours of Thursday, Sept. 22, the American Red Cross lost a dear friend when James “PJ” Stanley passed away after suffering a massive stroke. Quiet-natured PJ thoroughly enjoyed serving others, which he did in many ways: as a Red Cross volunteer, as a city councilman in Claremont, N.C., and as a policeman and rescue worker.
Red Cross relief efforts underway for Hurricane Irene
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In case you didn’t notice - it’s hot!
As temperatures rise, the Red Cross offers safety tips for staying cool. In addition, the massive heat wave encompassing much of the country is hurting blood collections at a time when the Red Cross has been working to rebuild its inventories to adequate levels.