2/2/2010 - Red Cross Youth Volunteer Sandy Tesch Represents Local Community in Kenya
Looking for something to quell her boredom one summer, 14-year-old Sandy Tesch sent letters to different local charity organizations expressing an interest in volunteering with them. The only response she received was from the local American Red Cross chapter. She began her work with the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter as a clerical volunteer two days per week. She was the youth club’s first youth volunteer, and she played a key role in the restructure of the youth program.
2/2/2010 - Red Cross Mounts Massive Relief Effort in Haiti
Immediately following the catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday January 12, the American Red Cross and Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world launched into action to send support to the victims of this disaster. The operation in Haiti is already the largest single-country relief operation in global Red Cross history in terms of emergency relief teams deployed.
1/19/2010 - American Red Cross Provides First Aid and Supplies in Haiti
Outside the damaged American Red Cross office in Croiz Deprez, Haiti, volunteers from Haiti and around the world are working side-by-side to clean and stitch wounds amidst the earthquake's rubble. Outreach teams are also traveling through the neighborhood camps, providing basic relief items, such as tarps, blankets, jerry cans for water and hygiene supplies.
The Bay Area is being bombarded by a series of powerful storms driven from the Pacific this week, with the most severe scheduled to hit on Thursday. The intense winds and rain have already caused power outages and flooding across low-lying areas. The American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter urges residents to get prepared now for the next front by following the steps to the below safety guides.
1/16/2010 - American Red Cross Sees Overwhelming Flow of Support From the Bay Area in Response to Crisis in Haiti
Following Tuesday’s 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Haiti, the American Red Cross has seen a continued outpouring of support from the Bay Area, with thousands of residents going online or calling local offices with offers of help. To help field the large volume of calls for donations, the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter has opened a call center which will remain open from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily through Friday, January 22. The call center will also handle call overflow over the weekend from American Red Cross national headquarters in Washington, D.C.
1/14/2010 - Red Cross Donates $10 Million and Numerous Supplies to Haitian Relief Effort
This morning’s estimates indicated that as many as three million people – nearly one third of Haiti’s population – have been affected by the catastrophic 7.0 earthquake that hit the island nation on Tuesday. Today, the American Red Cross has confirmed and released $10 million to support relief efforts in Haiti.
In response to today's devastating earthquake in Haiti, the American Red Cross has pledged an initial $200,000 to assist affected communities, and is prepared to take further action as local responders assess the situation. As with most earthquakes, the most immediate needs will be for food, water, temporary shelter, medical services and emotional support.
The H1N1 (swine) flu virus is still prevalent across the nation and the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter encourages everyone to get vaccinated against the virus, now that the vaccine is widely available.
1/7/2010 - American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter Offers Ways to Get Prepared After Today's South Bay Earthquakes
As demonstrated this morning in the South Bay, earthquakes can strike at any time and without warning. While today’s events were fairly minor, a larger quake could knock out many of the services Bay Area residents count on every day including electricity, gas, water, communications and transportation.
1/6/2010 - Red Cross Supports Series of Marin H1N1 Vaccination Clinics
American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter volunteers provided critical support for the four Marin County public health H1N1 vaccination clinics held in November and December. The clinics were held in San Rafael, Marin City, Point Reyes Station and Novato to those eligible in the high-risk categories. In total, more than 5,000 vaccinations were provided.
1/6/2010 - San Francisco H1N1 Vaccination Clinic: A Collaborative Success
Over the last few months, Red Cross volunteers have supported H1N1 vaccination clinics throughout the Bay Area. On December 22, I volunteered at the H1N1 mass vaccination clinic at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. I worked as a “floating runner,” performing public affairs work, ensuring that other runners were relieved for breaks, and assisting in making sure that all logistics ran smoothly. More than 9,000 people were vaccinated throughout the entire day.
1/5/2010 - Red Cross Offers Tips on How to Stay Warm This Winter
While the Bay Area does not experience the type of bone-chilling temperatures that have gripped much of the country, we do encounter temperature drops that require additional heating.
All materials shipped to host locations include course evaluations for each course participant for any given course or training session. It is crucial that everyone in the audience submit a completed form at the end of your presentation.
1/4/2010 - Red Cross Youth Volunteer at Serramonte Mall to Wrap Gifts
It’s hard being popular, but that is exactly what the Red Cross YES team was for two weeks at the Serramonte shopping center. Dozens of bright-eyed teens wrapped presents for hundreds of shoppers with nary a complaint from either side.
12/30/2009 - Youth for Chinese Elderly Attends Annual Luncheon
As the crowds settled into their seats and the two youth emcees, Karen Lai and Steven Wu got ready to start the show, there was an air of excitement and happiness as the 2009 Adopt-A-Senior-Building Luncheon got underway.
12/21/2009 - American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter Participates in Holiday Mail for Heroes Program
This holiday season, the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter became one of 300 Red Cross chapters that teamed up with Pitney Bowes Inc. to deliver holiday cards to service members, their families and veterans, many of whom will be far from home this holiday season. Now in its third year, the Holiday Mail for Heroes program provides Americans with the opportunity to extend holiday greetings and thanks to service members and veterans.
12/17/2009 - Twelve Days of Holiday Safety from the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter
With last-minute gifts to buy, social events to attend and family and friends to visit while the weather outside is frightful, the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter has 12 days of health and safety tips to make the holiday season safe, happy and bright.
