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8/24/2006 - Top Five National Disasters of the Year Released

During a year of headlines filled with raging wildfires, damaging hurricanes, and relentless floods, it was the Midwest Tornadoes in May of 2003 that proved to be among the largest responses from the American Red Cross this year.

8/24/2006 - Angolan Family is Separated by War, Reconnected by Phone

The message reached across more than three decades of separation and allayed the worst fears of Domingas Laura Nassar. These were the first words she had received from her immediate family since she'd fled war-torn Angola as a teenager in 1976.

8/23/2006 - Volunteers Aid Hurricane Victims

When Hurricane Isabel struck North Carolina last month, two Red Cross volunteers from the Metro East Service Center quickly packed their bags and awaited their deployment orders.

7/25/2006 - Volunteer ‘Victims’ Help in Red Cross Drill

About 60 people spent a crowded night Wednesday and Thursday on cots in a grade-school gym. They were volunteer "victims" playing roles in the aftermath of a hypothetical major tornado, all to help Red Cross volunteers and staff practice for the real thing.

7/25/2006 - Red Cross Presents “Ready Award” to Trautwein Elementary

Students at Trautwein Elementary are ready for a disaster - thanks to the American Red Cross. Recently, Joe White, St. Louis Area Chapter CEO, presented the Red Cross Ready Award to Trautwein's Principal Joan Wiese and school nurse Nancy Becker.

7/25/2006 - Get Prepared for Disasters

Omar Ruiz of the American Red Cross Jefferson County Service Center gives presentations on disaster preparedness, focusing on what individuals can do to protect themselves. The American Red Cross suggests five ways to prepare for a disaster. They are: make a plan, build a kit, get trained, volunteer, and give blood.

7/25/2006 - Magen David Adom Accepted

The American Red Cross has announced the membership of Magen David Adom into the International Red Cross and Red Crescent movement. The American Red Cross has been attempting to get MDA recognized since Israel gained Statehood in 1948. The announcement comes after a recent Diplomatic Conference adopted the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions.

7/25/2006 - Fire Destroys Arnold Retirement Community Home

No one was hurt during an afternoon fire Monday that completely destroyed a condominium in a senior citizens community in Arnold. An American Red Cross Disaster Action Team from the Jefferson County Service Center responded to the fire and is supporting the recovery effort of those displaced by the blaze.

5/29/2006 - Red Cross Gives Hope for Inclusion of Magen David Adom

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, American Red Cross national Chairman for the Board of Governors and former U.S. ambassador to Finland, recently visited St. Louis and met with members of the Jewish Federation and the Jewish Community Relations Council. McElveen-Hunter thanked the community for its support and relayed to the group a message of hope for the inclusion of Magen David Adom into the International Red Cross and Red Crescent movement.

5/29/2006 - 600 Classes, 5,000 Students, One Award

As a Red Cross volunteer, Warrenton Police Sgt. Carol Dieckman has been saving lives one classroom at a time. Officials with the Red Cross estimate that in the past 20 years, Dieckman has taught more than 600 classes - for about 5,000 people - in First Aid and CPR.

5/29/2006 - Hundreds of Bosnians Turn Out for DNA Project

Approximately 300 blood samples were taken by the International Committee on Missing Persons (ICMP) during a recent visit to metropolitan St. Louis. The four-day trip was the second venture into St. Louis, the home of the second largest concentration of Bosnians in the U.S.

5/29/2006 - Couple Recognized for Volunteer Work

Linda and Giles Culver were given the Disaster Services Award by the St. Louis Chapter of the American Red Cross for making a significant impact on the lives of disaster victims. "Working with the Red Cross is really the greatest thing we've ever done," said Linda Culver. "It's so heart-filling to help someone."

5/29/2006 - Chesterfield Volunteer Honored By Red Cross

Rick Stevenson, of Chesterfield, recently received the Volunteer of the Year Award from the American Red Cross. This award honors the volunteer with the single most profound impact on Red Cross programs and services over the previous year.

5/29/2006 - The Life You Save May Be a Coworker

Employees of MasterChem Industries of Antonia learned firsthand that it pays to be prepared for emergencies. Three workers from the company were recognized by the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter for their emergency response efforts in two separate incidents in 2005.

5/29/2006 - School Nurse is Honored for Saving Boy

Nurse Janet Mueller was in her office at Wentzville South Middle School when a coach rushed to tell her a seventh-grade boy had collapsed in physical education class and was unconscious on the gymnasium floor. Mueller performed CPR for more than 10 minutes until paramedics arrived. The American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter recently presented the Lifesaver Award to Janet Mueller for saving Billy Terbrock.

5/29/2006 - Youth Active in Outreach Programs

During a KJFF interview on March 10, Deane Adam, director of AmeriCorps and Youth Services for the St. Louis Area Chapter, was joined by Alexa Pippin, a Red Cross AmeriCorps member, to discuss the importance of youth to the Red Cross movement. A key component of the St. Louis Area Chapter's strategic plan is to "inspire a new generation of Red Cross volunteers and supporters."

5/29/2006 - Red Cross Reaches More Than 30,000 Through Aquatics Programs

In preparation for the busy summer aquatics season, KJFF Radio (1400 AM) hosted a Red Cross interview to focus on St. Louis Area Chapter water safety programs, including Learn-to-Swim courses, lifeguard certification and the Aquatic Examiner Service. Important water safety tips were also featured.

5/29/2006 - Broken Gas Line Cuts Off Service to Homes in Jefferson County

A broken natural gas line Monday afternoon forced the evacuation of people living in 46 mobile homes and cut off gas service to 460 residences in Jefferson County. Red Cross volunteers staffed a nearby VFW hall to provide food and a place to sleep while crews worked to restore service late Monday.

5/29/2006 - Senior Adult Services Available in Jeffco

American Red Cross senior adult services in Jefferson County were featured during the Feb. 10 Red Cross interview on KJFF Radio (1400 AM). The following three services were highlighted: Lifeline, disaster education presentations for senior adults and the Family Caregiving Program.

5/29/2006 - Small Step for Israel, Giant Step for Mankind

The stewardship of the American Red Cross in keeping Magen David Adom's battle for equity on the front burner has been most gratifying. They were the brokers for what was right, for getting to the heart of the matter: allowing Israel to join the world health community with its lifesaving services.

5/29/2006 - Chesterfield Man Honored by Red Cross

Rick Stevenson of Chesterfield has received the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter's Volunteer of the Year Award, which honors the volunteer with the most profound impact on Red Cross programs and services over the previous year.

5/29/2006 - Getting Prepared and Helping Others

Each year in March during Red Cross Month, the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter and hundreds of other local chapters take the opportunity to remind people of the ways in which the Red Cross touches the lives of thousands.

5/29/2006 - Big Names Converge on Houston to Greet Evacuees

For thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees, it was a day of celebrity visits from two former presidents, two senators, the nation's top civil rights activist, a leading theologian and America's television diva.

5/29/2006 - Red Cross Here Expects 2,000 More Evacuees

The St. Louis Area Chapter of the American Red Cross so far has helped 1,000 evacuees from Hurricane Katrina who have made their way here on their own. The common thread for those helped so far is that they had family or friends or a means to get shelter here.

5/29/2006 - Red Cross is Assisting Storm Evacuees Here

While the American Red Cross is best known for swooping in to help people in distress, the organization's St. Louis Area Chapter is finding many of the people it seeks to help standing on the agency's own doorstep. This week, the Chapter has assisted about 50 families totaling some 180 people who came to its Creve Coeur complex for help with food, clothing or medical needs.

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