University of South Carolina students receive life-saving award during Red Cross Community Day

Thanks to BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, April 6th was “Red Cross Community Day” at the University of South Carolina’s (USC) baseball stadium.  BlueCross BlueShield chose the Red Cross as their community partner for the 2012 USC baseball season.  Each time the Gamecocks score DOUBLES during the entire baseball season, BlueCross BlueShield will contribute $65 to the Red Cross - up [...]

Local SERVPRO Franchises Become Red Cross “Heroes”

We are very excited to announce that local SERVPRO franchises have become Red Cross “Heroes” by hosting the First Annual SERVPRO/American Red Cross Golf Tournament on April 12th at Golden Hills Golf Club in Lexington. A total of $6,746 was raised at the inaugural tournament, and 100% of the proceeds were donated to our local [...]

Red Cross teaches kids lifesaving skills

Every March, the American Red Cross celebrates Red Cross Month across the country.  This year we teamed up with the Richland County Recreation Commission to teach kids Citizen CPR, a hands-only CPR technique. During the week of March 12th we trained 94 kids of the Richland County Recreation Commission’s Afterschool program.  The kids had a [...]

Thank you to our local heroes!

Here’s to all the volunteers! “Here’s to all volunteers, those dedicated people who believe in all work and no pay.”    -Robert Orben April 15-21 is National Volunteer Week and the Red Cross wants to celebrate its dedicated volunteers and partners. These volunteers power the American Red Cross and making it possible for the Red Cross to prevent and [...]

SC Saves Lives was a huge success!

Our first annual “SC Saves Lives” event on March 7th was a huge success!  We’re so excited about the 118 people that were trained in Citizen CPR and the 48 people who donated blood, giving us the total of 39 units of blood collected!  Thank you to the Colonial Life Arena for hosting our event and [...]

SRR and URS become Lifesavers for the Red Cross!

contributed by Lindsay Findley, Aiken County Chapter Executive Director The American Red Cross, with help from corporations like Savannah River Remediation (SRR) and URS Corporation, will help present the first annual Rachel Hodges Leadership Institute to be held May 19 – May 24, 2012 at Francis Marion University. SRR and URS have graciously offered to [...]

Red Cross volunteers acknowledged at the Heroes and Volunteer Recogniton Banquet

Contributed by Randy Burns Nancy Cataldo, the executive director of the Sandhills Chapter of the American Red Cross, and the volunteer staff members at the Sumter office know all about treating people with respect.  No matter who the people are – clients, volunteers or donors – they do people right! At Thursday night’s Heroes and [...]

March is Red Cross Month!

  President Barack Obama has proclaimed “March is American Red Cross Month,” upholding a tradition that began nearly 70 years ago. During the very first March proclaimed as Red Cross Month, America was embattled in war abroad and fighting its way out of economic turmoil at home.   It was 1943 and many were struggling. [...]

Pizza Hut and Pepsi help us launch the 2012 Heroes Campaign and National March is Red Cross Month!

We are so excited to announce our partnership with Pizza Hut and Pepsi!   We are launching the 2012 Heroes Campaign and National March is Red Cross Month at the “Heroes Kick-Off” event tonight 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Pizza Hut located at 9702 Two Notch Road in Columbia. At the Kick-Off, local media [...]

Sweet Charity Society shares its sweets for a cause

The Sweet Charity Society invites women in the community to an afternoon of Sherry and Chocolates on February 12th to benefit the Aiken County Chapter of the American Red Cross.  The Red Cross is looking for compassionate women, who may be leaders in the community and who are interested in supporting the mission of the American Red [...]