American Red Cross

What does the American Red Cross mean to you? Previous Involvement with Red Cross Over the past several years, I have become very familiar with the American Red Cross through school programs and my summer employment. My Junior year of high school, I became CRP and First Aid Certified through the American Red Cross in a medical technical education program. In this class, we learned basic medical terminology and abbreviation. We were also able to shadow nurses, surgeons, and doctors all throughout the hospital (in-patient, out-patient, surgical, emergency, IRAD, cardiac, and phlebotomy). This class, along with the Red Cross Frist Aid and CPR certifications, helped me realize my passionate interest in the medical field and led me to pursue a career in Physical Therapy. The American Red Cross has also been a huge part of my summer employment. As a lifeguard and swimming instructor at the local aquatic center, I have received my Red Cross Lifeguard Certification, as well as my Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Certification. Having the knowledge and skills provided though the American Red Cross has made me a viable and effective employee. After four summers working at the aquatic center, I have actively saved fourteen guests in distress, using the techniques…

the windows peeking above the water. American Red Cross quickly responded to this natural disaster by giving assistance to the areas and people that needed it. The charity was able to provide 103,000 overnight stays in shelters and evacuation centers, serve more than 1.4 million meals and snacks, distribute 387,000 relief items, including blankets and comfort kits, deploy 225 response vehicles to deliver relief in hard-hit areas and made 32,000 disaster health and mental health contacts (“Your…

The American Red Cross is in existence to aid those throughout the country by providing blood or services to those in need. Primarily, the organization operates through donations of both, time and money, which provides aide in five main areas: People affected by a disaster; Support for the military and their families; Collection, processing, and distribution of blood; Health and safety education; and International relief in time of crisis (American, 2015). The American Red Cross’s mission…

seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. More than 38,000 blood donations are needed everyday. The American Red Cross has been around since 1881 when Clara Barton founded it. Clara began to bring supplies to the battle field to help the soldiers. She saw there was a need to help soldiers, and since then the Red Cross has been helping people everyday. The founding of the American Red Cross has helped by helping with blood supply, disasters, and our country with health and safety. There was…

organizations, such as the American Red Cross have begun to use social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook because technology has become so prominent. These social media platforms offer individuals the opportunity to participate in many forms of discourse, all of which can be accessed on their social media accounts. The American Red Cross is “an independent entity that is organized and exists as a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable institution pursuant to a charter granted to…

For this question I have chosen to highlight two vastly different organizations and vastly different crisis. I will outline each then address the measures of success and comparison to Taco Bell. The first case involves the American Red Cross. The Red Cross is well known for its emergency response, disaster management assistance and humanitarian aid efforts. Though the crisis at hand is relatively minor is scope, it was an embarrassing moment and could have had an impact on donors – a large…

American Red Cross Origin and Purpose In 1863, Switzerland adopted the International Red Cross (Rosenberg, n.d., para, 2). Going off of that idea, Clara Barton, a military nurse of the Civil War, founded the American Red Cross (ARC) in 1881, originally named American Association of the Red Cross (Rosenberg, n.d., para. 1). ARC is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organization (Bancuk, n.d., para 1). “The American Red Cross jumped into its first disaster relief operation when they responded…

The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton and a small group of her associates on May 21, 1881. The Red Cross is a non-for profit humanitarian organization that relies solely on the donations and support of others. Since its inception, it has been one of the leading and most trusted humanitarian organizations in the World. As recently as August 2017, the Red Cross was again at the forefront of disaster relief providing $573,000 in financial aid, 414,800 in paid overnight stays in…

average American, the United States Military and the Red Cross have a special bond, but to a service man or women, this bond is much more. Throughout the history of the International Red Cross Society and the American Red Cross, the need to help military members in a time of need has always been one of its major mission and vision statements. Although there are many ugly faces to war, the birth of the Red Cross came from the need to help those during these times or struggle and sacrifice. The…

Red Cross. An international organization that's been helping other for 136 years, founded under the terms of the agreement from Geneva, Switzerland (the rule of the humane treatment). More than 25,000 volunteers support The Red Cross in helping others, and donations keep the programs running, but The Red cross foundation needs more help. I believe with your help The Red Cross can grow and keep working to save lives. The Red Cross Foundation started in America on May 21, 1881 by Clara Barton.…