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1/17/2008 -
Holocaust Survivor Finds Answers through Red Cross
 In July 1942, at age nine, Rachel Millers mother gave her a new name and sent her to live in the French countryside. Three days later, her mother, two brothers and her only sister were taken to Camp Pithiviers, one of the Nazi regimes transit camps where detainees were held before being deported to concentration camps in Germany. |
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12/20/2007 -
Morning Star Donates $3K to Fight Measles
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The American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter recently received a donation of $3,246.05 from Morning Star Baptist Church Mission Possible Ministry (East St. Louis, IL) in support of the American Red Cross Measles Initiative. |
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12/19/2007 -
ITS Holocaust Archive Now Open to Public
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The massive archive of Nazi-era documents contained at the International Tracing Service in Bad Arolsen, Germany, are now available to the public. For more than 60 years, the ITS Holocaust Archive was open only to Red Cross archivists, Holocaust survivors and their descendants. |
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12/19/2007 -
CPR Can Be a Life-saving Lesson
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Thirty clicks and then two breaths. Thirty clicks. Two breaths. I did this over and over for two full minutes and my dummy still showed no signs of life. The clicking sound came from the Little Anne dummy whose chest I was compressing at the headquarters of the American Red Cross - St. Louis Area Chapter in Creve Coeur. My breaths were sent into the mouth of the dummy. |
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11/30/2007 -
Red Cross CEO is About Readiness
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Joe White was eager to lead a tour of the Red Cross’ offices in Creve Coeur. Historic posters from past emergencies covered many of the walls. One of the most popular, White said, shows Clark Gable in an Army uniform, reminding Americans of their duty during World War II. |
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11/28/2007 -
Red Cross Responds to Wildfires, Salutes Veterans
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The recent Southern California wildfires forced more than half a million people from their homes—the largest evacuation in the history of the region. Firefighters and other emergency personnel converged as Santa Ana winds gusted to more than 100 miles per hour in some locations, quickly spreading the devastating flames. |
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11/20/2007 -
Oakville Couple Helps Victims of California Fires
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This year, Jim and Sheila Ulbrich had to give up their annual Halloween party. Instead, they received hugs from people who suddenly had sunk from plenty to poverty and the joy of helping people recover from disaster. Not to mention all the exercise Jim received from toting a wheelbarrow full of supplies to people’s cars 106 times in a day. |
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11/20/2007 -
Letter to the Editor: Red Cross Says Thanks
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There is no better time to share a message of thanks than the Thanksgiving season. The American Red Cross expresses sincere gratitude to the community for its ongoing support of the Red Cross mission to prevent, prepare for, and respond to disasters and emergencies. |
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11/14/2007 -
Local Red Cross Chapter Honored
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The local chapter of the American Red Cross was recently honored for its work in reaching out to Holocaust survivors and their families. The American Red Cross Holocaust and War Victims Tracing Center in Baltimore gave the St. Louis Area Chapter its Outstanding Chapter Award for 2007 in recognition of its outreach work and participation in Yad Vashem Pages of Testimony poster campaign. |
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9/26/2007 -
Red Cross Offers Variety of Volunteer Opportunities
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The American Red Cross Jefferson County Service Center offers a variety of volunteer opportunities for the community. Omar Ruiz, service center supervisor, and Mary Rosen, director of volunteer resources for the St. Louis Area Chapter focused on the importance of volunteers during a Sept. 14 interview on KJFF Radio. |
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