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Creating Community Resilience
Posted by on September 14, 2012 at 11:23 AM EDTMonica Owens is a Community Resilience Coordinator for the Red Cross in South Mississippi, pilot testing a new strategy for the Red Cross to build resilience at the community level by leveraging and connecting community networks.
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Saving Lives On and Off the Job
Posted by on September 14, 2012 at 11:07 AM EDTMahogany Thomas is a U.S. Probation Officer in Los Angeles, California who created the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive, a friendly competition among Southern California’s badge-carrying agencies to determine which agency can donate the most blood, and ultimately help save the most lives.
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Preparing Our Communities Must Start Long Before Disaster Strikes
Posted by on September 14, 2012 at 10:29 AM EDTFor more than 25 years, through various posts including Director of Emergency Services and now as Chief Executive Officer for the South Louisiana Region, Kay Wilkins has helped respond to many disasters, including the worst natural disaster to strike this country in decades, Hurricane Katrina.
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Using Digital Technology To Prepare People for Disaster
Posted by on September 14, 2012 at 10:12 AM EDTWith over 15 years of experience with high tech companies and startups, Dom Tolli leads a team of developers to create technology that enables people, businesses and schools to drastically improve their ability to respond to, survive and bounce back from a disaster or medical emergency. His team launched the free First Aid app and the free Hurricane mobile application.
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Putting a Face on Blood Donations
Posted by on September 14, 2012 at 9:55 AM EDTIn 2004, Brian Boyle survived a near fatal car accident, changing his outlook on life forever. After receiving 36 blood transfusions, 13 plasma treatments, several operations, and months of recovery, Brian now runs marathons and participates in Ironman races across the country on behalf of the American Red Cross.
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Recipe in Spotlight – Grandma’s Kuglof (Hungarian Coffee Cake)
Posted by on September 13, 2012 at 5:19 PM EDTThis post is part of a series highlighting recipes used by the White House Staff for the Jewish High Holidays.
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Recipe in Spotlight – Aunt Leona’s Kugel
Posted by on September 13, 2012 at 5:11 PM EDTThis post is part of a series highlighting recipes used by the White House Staff for the Jewish High Holidays.
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Advocating to End Food Insecurity
Posted by on September 11, 2012 at 2:07 PM EDTKathy Goldman is the co-director of Community Food Advocates, Inc., fighting to end hunger in New York City, particularly in schools. Kathy ensures federal nutrition assistance programs are responsive, available and accessible to the people who need them.
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Following My Purpose
Posted by on September 11, 2012 at 11:46 AM EDTJoshua Williams was given twenty dollars to spend on the way to Church one day, and he chose to give it to a homeless man who looked hungry. Soon after, Joshua was inspired to start a foundation to serve the homeless in his community, and raise awareness about hunger and poverty.
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United Against Infant Mortality
Posted by on September 11, 2012 at 11:28 AM EDTDr. Claudia Llanten works with United Against Infant Mortality to provide families with the proper resources and education to improve children's health in Peru. In the future, Claudia wants to further develop health and nutrition programs among indigenous women in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Bolivia.
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