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Regional News
May-14-2012
New American Red Cross Online Tools Help Businesses and Schools Prepare for Emergencies
RICHMOND
, Monday May 14, 2012 — The American Red Cross has launched a new collection of free, online tools to help businesses, schools and other organizations prepare for emergencies.
These enhancements to the Red C
Red Cross Launches Senior Disaster Preparedness Initiative
RICHMOND, Friday, May 11, 2012— As part of their mission to help communities prepare for disasters, the American Red Cross, Virginia Capital Region is launching a new initiative aimed at helping seniors prepare for a varie
Survey Shows Parents Struggling to find Trusted Babysitters and Would Pay More for Well-Trained Teens
RICHMOND
, Wednesday May 9, 2012 —Parents say that good babysitters are hard to find, according to a new American Red Cross poll.
The poll found that in the past 24 months, 55 percent of parents surveyed decided to s
On May 8, the American Red Cross celebrates World Red Cross Red Crescent Day. The date serves as a time for the organization to celebrate the efforts of their volunteers and staff to provide for the needs of communities around the globe.
It’s Severe Weather Preparedness Week across the country, a time set aside by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service for everyone to learn about what types of disasters may occur in t
