The American Red Cross will conduct open blood drives at the following Marion County locations this month: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday, October 1, George Washington Elementary School, 400 Pennsylvania Ave. 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Friday, October 5, Walgreens – Marion, 1321 Delaware Ave. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, October 11, American […]
Red Cross Urges Everyone to Make a Plan for Preparedness Month
September 14, 2012 by
American Red Cross chapters nationwide are uniting to help every family create a disaster plan. As incentive, in case your personal safety was not incentive enough, the Red Cross will give away an Apple iPad to one lucky resident who develops or updates their plan and registers to win at www.redcross.org during September – National […]
Red Cross Blood Drive Cancelled
August 30, 2012 by
The blood drive originally scheduled to be held at The Ohio State University at Marion and Marion Technical College on Friday, August 31st, has been cancelled. Another drive is scheduled at this location on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. To make an appointment donors are asked to call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or book online at www.redcrossblood.org.
Weekend Blood Drive in Honor of Soldier
August 24, 2012 by
The Marion Red Cross says the date and location of the blood drive being held this weekend in Honor of Lt. David Grounds II has been changed from the previously published schedule. The drive will be held this Sunday, August 26th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Alber Red Cross Center, 1849 Summerset […]
Lots of Chances to Donate Blood During August
August 1, 2012 by
The American Red Cross will conduct 17 open blood drives at the following Marion County locations during August.
Red Cross Readies for Possible Severe Weather
July 26, 2012 by
The American Red Cross is preparing to respond today if severe weather forecast for the afternoon creates a need, said Marion/Morrow Red Cross Chapters director, Michael Vance.
Red Cross Issues Emergency Call for Blood Donors
July 24, 2012 by
The American Red Cross says national blood supplies have reached emergency levels with 50,000 fewer donations than expected over the last month across the country. This shortfall leaves the Red Cross with half the readily available blood products on hand now than this time last year.
Red Cross Disaster Response Winds Down – Urges Planning for Future
July 12, 2012 by
As power has been restored across the state and residents have returned home, American Red Cross disaster response activities are winding down. All Red Cross emergency shelters and cooling centers have been closed and feeding routes have been suspended. At the same time the current effort wraps up, the Red Cross is urging residents to plan for future natural disasters.
Marion Red Cross Opens Cooling Station for Thursday
July 5, 2012 by
In response to the remaining power outages in Marion County, the Marion County Chapter of the American Red Cross has a cooling station open at the Chapter House located at 1849 Summerset Dr. in Marion. The cooling station will be open until 6:00 p.m. Thursday evening.
Red Cross Offers Local AmeriCorps Positions
July 5, 2012 by
The American Red Cross has renewed its grant from AmeriCorps, a national service program, to take our life-saving information and training directly to the citizens of Ohio and invites interested applicants to apply.
The grant will allow the Red Cross to place 20 team members in Red Cross offices throughout Ohio, including placements in Marion and Morrow Counties.
