Red Cross Roadblock Tomorrow at Noon Central – Video & Link

Tomorrow is our Red Cross Roadblock Tomorrow at noon central time to help let everyone know about the Red Cross and how people can help. WREX Channel 13 did story promoting it locally in the Rockford, Illinois area click here to watch it. Jason Broaddus, Marketing/Development Specialist of the Rock River Chapter was featured in the story.

You can also go on Red Cross Chat to find out more about the Roadblock and how you can get involved.

Social Networkers Please Help the Red Cross Friday September 19, 2008!

American Red Cross Asks Social Networkers to Help Disaster Victims

Participate by displaying Red Cross support online Friday, September 19, 2008

Washington, Thursday, September 18, 2008 - The American Red Cross is appealing to online communities to come together Friday, September 19th to promote its message and brand and help overcome critical funding shortages for the Disaster Relief Fund.

The Red Cross is currently supporting thousands of evacuees across the Gulf States affected by Hurricanes Ike and Gustav, as it responds to thousands of disasters across the country every day, from home fires to tornadoes.

The National Association of Broadcasters has generously asked radio stations across the country to broadcast a Red Cross Public Service Announcement on Friday at 1:00 PM EST. These PSAs underscore the vital nature of the Red Cross mission and ask Americans to donate to the fund. To coincide with this coordinated PSA effort, The American Red Cross is asking everyone who has a blog, Twitter account, Facebook profile, and other online presence to display support for the victims of Hurricanes Gustav, Ike and hundreds of other disasters tomorrow with the goal of raising awareness and funds to provide relief.

Participants can:

• Change their profile pictures to a Red Cross Avatar for the day (or longer)
• Place a Red Cross Banner on their sites and share on social networks
• Embed Red Cross PSAs
• Embed Red Cross Relief Videos from Disaster Sites
• Embed Red Cross widgets
• Embed Red Cross audio clips from the field
• Promote the Text 2Help campaign
• Share Red Cross news items on social networks
• Be creative! Show support and encourage donations in their own way

On Friday, September 19, 2008, join the Red Cross on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook, or email your comments to socialmedia@usa.redcross.org.

Red Cross Service Delivery Kitchen Feeding During Hurricane Gustav – Video

How the Red Cross helps after a hurricane – Video

This is a video of a man who has been helped during Hurricane Gustav. He talks about what it’s like living in an area after a hurricane.

Go to the Hurricane Gustav Online Newsroom to find out more.