Vote for the Red Cross! Red Cross Receives $1 per Facebook Vote    BKV, the contracted supplier for the Gift Planning Lead Generation program, is marking its 30th anniversary. To celebrate, they are awarding a total of $10,000 to five non-profit organizations-and the Red Cross is among them! BKV will donate $1 per vote on Facebook (up to $10,000), and the final amount given to each charity will be determined by your votes! Vote today...

Blue Thong Society Goes Red to Support the American Red Cross During the Month of September Get A Kit Have at least three days of supplies in an easy-to-carry evacuation kit, with additional supplies on hand. Remember to check your kit and replace the stock every six months. Starting a disaster kit is easy with the American Red Cross. Visit our online store to purchase materials or complete kits. A Disaster Kit should begin with the...

Fight Frump in an Organized Fashion Ready to strut your stuff in a Blue Thong? By: Gerit Quealy March 7, 2011   Mary Jo Wallo, 56, a founder of The Blue Thong Society, fighting frump by indulging in another one of her passions, surfing. Think she ‘s got on a blue thong behind that surfboard? It all started on her 50th birthday, according to Mary Jo Wallo, the founder of the Blue Thong Society. “A bunch of us were...

LOCAL RED CROSS DISASTER WORKERS DEPLOYS TO JOPLIN, MO (SAN DIEGO, MAY 25, 2011) – Cruz Ponce and Amy Hegy are deploying tomorrow to Joplin, Missouri. As tornado warnings were broadcast Tuesday evening, the number of people staying in the Red Cross shelter at Missouri Southern State University jumped to 348 people triple the number the night before. In addition to operating a shelter in Joplin—where people have a safe place to stay,...

CPR Saturday 2011 – 20th Anniversary! Saturday, March 19 San Diego Concourse (downtown) Last year, over 550 volunteers supported CPR Saturday resulting in free Adult CPR training for more than 2,400 members of our community!  Please join us in the fun this year as we strive to make San Diego America’s Most Prepared Community! As a volunteer for CPR Saturday, you will have the opportunity to help with the following areas:...