San Diego Red Cross

Fire Island Social Media Fundraising Campaign Brings Aid to an Island Devastated by Hurricane Sandy

Brendan Smith of FireIsland.com Refusing to allow Fire Island to become forgotten in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, a grassroots fundraising effort went viral across the Internet with support by the local website FireIsland.com.

Southern California Roofing Company, Community Leaders and Caring Neighbors Unite to Help Local Veteran Leroy Pops Williams Keep Home

Charles Antis, Pops and Dean Morrison in front of William’s home of more than 50 years Charles Antis, owner of Antis Roofing & Waterproofing, received a phone call from one of Pop’s concerned neighbors asking for help to replace an old leaking roof on the home that Mr. Williams had lived in for over half [...]

Heading Into The New Year: A Note From Councilmember Gloria

Mother Nature bestowed upon San Diego the gift of rain. Obviously, the rains generated flooding, potholes, sinkholes, downed trees, standing water, and many other challenges in our neighborhoods. Today, the City Council is holding a special meeting to declare a winter storm emergency, which will allow the City to access any available state and federal [...]

Support The Red Cross Holiday Fund Drive; Help Starts With You

Support the 2010 Holiday Fund Drive The holiday season is marked by a sharp increase in home fires. Soon homes will be ravaged. And victims will need critical aid from the local Red Cross. Please support our “Holiday Fund Drive” with a generous gift today to help provide:

Chargers Awarded for Community Service at National Philanthropy Day Luncheon

On Wednesday, Chargers President Dean Spanos accepted the Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals San Diego Chapter (AFPSD). The Association of Fundraising Professionals honored the San Diego Chargers and the Spanos family as San Diego’s Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation on November 3 at the 38th annual National Philanthropy Day awards luncheon. “I’m [...]

Make a Difference And Purchase a Real Heroes Table Today

The American Red Cross San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter invites you to join us at the 2010 Real Heroes Breakfast, a community event that celebrates members of our community who have exhibited extraordinary courage to help someone in need. The American Red Cross is 17 tables short of selling out the Real Heroes Breakfast for the [...]

Woman Charged with Disaster Relief Fraud Related to Hurricane Katrina

United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that Cynthia D. Magee has been charged with fraudulently obtaining disaster relief following Hurricane Katrina. Magee is charged in a six-count indictment with making false statements to the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) and defrauding the American Red Cross in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

American Red Cross Hosts the 2010 Lifeguard Games

The American Red Cross will host the annual summer Lifeguard Games on August 1, 2010 at the City of Coronado Aquatics Center located at 1845 Strand Way, Coronado, California. Lifeguard teams from San Diego and the Imperial Counties will participate in a series of group and individual events such as the submerged victim towing, active [...]

Solana Beach and Encinitas Libraries Host Blood Drives

The Solana Beach and Encinitas branches of San Diego County Library are hosting blood drives this summer to help out local San Diego residents in need. The libraries are teaming up with the Red Cross to offer the drives which will take place at the Solana Beach branch, located at 157 Stevens Ave, Solana Beach, [...]

American Red Cross Survey Finds More than Two-thirds of Americans Experience a Summer Emergency

A new Red Cross survey shows one in every four people report that they have been in a situation where someone needed CPR.  The same study showed that 68 percent of Americans have been involved in some kind of summer emergency ranging from insect bites, heat stroke and broken bones to more life-threatening situations. The [...]

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