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Baltimore woman among Obama's Citizen Medal awardees
Janice Jackson remembers being a 20-something flirting with the young men who worked at the Baltimore rehabilitation center where she visited her brother as he was recovering from a car accident that left him paralyzed. Three years later, they would be...
Tags: Human Interest, Medical Specialization, Barack Obama, Washington, DC, University of Baltimore
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Red Cross calls for volunteers during National Heart Month
The American Red Cross is celebrating National Heart Month this February by requesting people to volunteer to donate blood. Hospital patients depend on a steady supply of blood from donations to the Red Cross. John Hagins, CEO with the Red Cross of...Tags: Human Interest, American Red Cross, Hospitals and Clinics, John F. Kennedy
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Preston Feather hosts blood drive in memory of former colleague
The annual blood drive hosted by Preston Feather Building Centers will, for the third year, take place in memory of the business's former information systems director Larry Zaika. The event is planned 10 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at the American Red...
Tags: American Red Cross
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Letters: How the Red Cross works
Re "Patt Morrison Asks: Richard M. Walden, charity case," Opinion, Jan. 30 Richard M. Walden raises several points about the American Red Cross that I'd like to address. When a donor designates his contribution to be spent on an event such as the...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Haiti, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), First Aid
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UPJ staffers recognized for outstanding service
Two members of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown staff, Karen Barrick and Todd Shaffer, have been recognized for outstanding service by campus President Dr. Jem Spectar. They received their awards at Pitt-Johnstown’s annual staff...
Tags: University of Pittsburgh, Youth Organizations, First Aid, American Red Cross, Social Organizations
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Michigan restores food stamps to all recipients
LANSING (AP) — The state has added money to all of the debit cards of 85,000 Michigan food assistance recipients and families who temporarily went without the aid this week. Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget spokesman Kurt...
Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Patients can use 'The Spot' to help them get behind the wheel
Raychel.harvey-jones@herald-mail.comDriving means independence for many people, especially those who are recovering from a stroke or major surgery. The West View Rehabilitation Center in Williamsport is teaching its patients to get back into the car and, hopefully, back on the road....Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Stroke, Vehicles, Physical Therapy, Health Treatments
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Preparing for the worst
Huntington Beach may not be anywhere near New Jersey, but it shares one potential danger — the coast. After witnessing the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy, Robinwood Church in Huntington Beach wants residents prepared for an earthquake or...Tags: Hurricanes, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Disasters and Accidents, Natural Disasters, American Red Cross
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Alaska Red Cross Names New CEO
Channel 2 NewsThe American Red Cross of Alaska has hired a new chief executive officer. Tanguy Libbrecht is moving to the organization from the Sheration Anchorage Hotel, where he was director of sales and marketing. The Red Cross says in an announcement that...Tags: American Red Cross
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Blood drives: Week of Dec. 10
Monday, Dec. 10 — American Red Cross Donor Center, 1131 Conrad Court, Hagerstown, 1 to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10 — Williamsport American Legion, 400 American Legion Drive, Williamsport, 1 to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10 — Orchard View...Tags: American Legion, American Red Cross
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'Dire' conditions for displaced in western Myanmar, U.N. warns
In Myanmar, thousands of people ejected from their homes as violence flared this year between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims are living in “dire” conditions without jobs, schooling or the freedom to leave, the United Nations...
Tags: Burma, Islam, United Nations, Barack Obama, Religion and Belief
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Afghanistan's displaced dread the coming winter
PARWAN-A-DUH CAMP, Afghanistan — Winter is descending on the Shakur clan. In the pale gray twilight of late autumn, a sharp wind slaps at the scraps of plastic that Abdel Shakur, the clan patriarch, has installed on his mud hut walls in a futile...
Tags: U.S. Military, Politics, United Nations, Kabul (Afghanistan), Afghanistan
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