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5/29/2006 - Sen. Talent Tours Areas Hardest Hit by Tornadoes & Storms

Each tour was followed by a roundtable meeting with local, state, federal and volunteer recovery officials

5/29/2006 - Power returning after storm causes outages

No serious injuries were reported, but the storms left at least 114,000 homes and businesses in Missouri and Illinois without power Tuesday night.

5/29/2006 - 83 years of age and still giving

It's a simple task. To some it may not be the most pleasant, but Charles "Joe" Kovac, Jr. knows giving blood saves lives.

5/29/2006 - She gives her heart...

As a volunteer for the American Red Cross since 1937, Verma Young has encouraged and helped many people to give blood over the years.

5/29/2006 - East St. Louis homeless shelter scrambles to raise operating funds

By his own admission, Charles Calvert has spent too many of his 39 years bouncing from state to state and from one low-paying job to the next.

5/29/2006 - American Red Cross honors area residents who reacted to life-threatening situations

Those receiving Lifesaver awards included emergency-response professionals as well as other individuals who responded to life-threatening situations.

5/29/2006 - Defibrillators to be placed in schools

The Francis Howell School District recently announced plans to place in every school a cardiac defibrillator to assist in future medical emergencies involving sudden cardiac arrest.

5/29/2006 - Local firefighter helps save lives

American Red Cross and St. Louis Rams team up in efforts to encourage blood donations.

5/29/2006 - Red Cross opens Adult Care Center

Donna said she is grateful to the American Red Cross for its new Adult Care and Enrichment Center in Vinita Park. The center, which recently opened in the basement of The Village Church of St. Louis, 8145 Page Ave., offers daytime care for aging and disabled adults.

5/29/2006 - American Red Cross volunteer opportunities exist

Volunteerism can be more than helping others and giving time.

"We have volunteers who say they really feel like they've made a difference or, in some cases, saved a life," said Debbie Nash, volunteer resource coordinator for the American Red Cross.

5/29/2006 - Adult day-care center gives clients a hand and their caregivers a break

Mary Bridges takes her husband, James who suffers form short term memory loss, to the American Red Cross Adult Care and Enrichment Center which just moved into Vinita Park and celebrated their grand opening on November 1.

5/29/2006 - Taste for doughnuts proves healthy for Eugene Rubin

Creve Coeur resident Eugene Rubin swears that eating doughnuts can save a life. Doughnuts, at least, played a part in saving his life last April.

5/29/2006 - SPOTLIGHT

The American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter appointed five board members. Each newly elected board member will serve a three-year term. The new board members are Marianna Deal

5/29/2006 - Defibrillators help jump-start the heart

Armed with defibrillators, workers are learning how to jump-start a heart. An estimated 50 thousand people could be saved each year if friends and family had access to this technology.

5/29/2006 - 100 Neediest Cases : Health woes plague family of five

A family who lost everything they had in a home fire receives Red Cross assistance and is profiled in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's 100 Neediest Cases.

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