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EvvRedCross

  1. With temperatures reaching over 90 degrees make sure to follow these safety tips in our emergency preparedness guide ow.ly/b9DoT
  2. If grilling this weekend follow these tips: never grill indoors, always supervise grill, and keep keep children and pets away from grill.
  3. If you are traveling this weekend make sure to be well rested, observe speed limits, wear your seat belt and follow the rules of the road!
  4. Memorial Day Weekend Water Safety Tips! ow.ly/b9vhc
  5. Piper hopes you will adopt him so he can help more children in our community! Click here for more information ow.ly/b9jcU
  6. With hot temperatures predicted this weekend, take a few minutes to read heat related safety tips by clicking here. ow.ly/b7QPr
  7. Purchase your tickets now for the United Leasing Championship & select the Red Cross as your charity of choice! ow.ly/i/E5fK
  8. @curse10_bell Thank you for donating blood!
  9. @carolynfields3 Thanks for the RT!
  10. Over the next several weeks follow Piper the Puppy as he visits our community! ow.ly/i/E5S7
  11. Our Volunteer Award went to a truly deserving group, the Ohio Valley Search and Rescue. ow.ly/b6LJh
  12. A student saves another student's life. Congratulations Jason Burroughs for receiving the Youth Award. ow.ly/b6LyD
  13. Our 2012 Community Award was given to @OldNationalBank. Thank you for your continued support of the Red Cross! ow.ly/b6Lmv
  14. RT @redcross: We're still working in #Haiti. Here's an update about a new prosthetics rehab center we helped build: bit.ly/JdFpNQ
  15. Our Educator Award went to Jerrilee Lamar from UE. Congratulations! ow.ly/b6KEY
  16. Our new intern Kirsten donated blood for the first time! Thank you Kirsten! ow.ly/i/E8ZH
  17. Thank you @Ali_Langen for donating blood! Your donation can help save up to 3 lives! ow.ly/i/E8YA
  18. Congratulations Sgt. Erik Goodge, our 2012 Military Award Winner. ow.ly/b6Ksy
  19. Congratulations to our Adult Role Model Award Winner Chuck Paine! ow.ly/b6svh
  20. Our Workplace Award Winner, Bonnie Sims, helped a student who was choking on a quarter on her school bus! ow.ly/b6ry7