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8/28/2007 — Red Cross Partnerships Give One Man a New Outlook
After receiving help, Ronnie Cook is once again playing music.
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9/1/2006 — Red Cross Responds as Ernesto Moves North
Ernesto made landfall in the Carolinas as a tropical storm overnight and is moving north up the East Coast of the United States, bringing severe weather including heavy rain to the seaboard states. The American Red Cross urges those in the storm's path to stay alert and follow the directions of emergency officials.
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9/1/2006 — Kuwait Donation Used to Shore Up Disaster Response along the Gulf
Fifteen sparkling new American Red Cross feeding trucks are now ready to bring nourishment and comfort to those in need this hurricane season, thanks to a $25 million donation from Kuwait.
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9/1/2006 — One Year Later: Southeast Louisiana Red Cross Chapter Remembers and Regroups
With the ringing of bells and a few blurred eyes, Southeast Louisiana Red Cross Chapter employees, volunteers and supporters commemorated the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina outside of their former offices on Canal Street in New Orleans. The devastated building is still boarded up, so the gathering took place under a white tent in the back parking.
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8/29/2006 — Red Cross urges preparedness as Ernesto heads towards U.S.
Having become the first hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season over the weekend, Ernesto was downgraded to tropical storm status even as it battered the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba. The storm system slowed and weakened as it made landfall yesterday, but forecasters warn that it could regain strength and its hurricane status as it heads for south Florida.
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8/28/2006 — Red Cross Training Prepares Leaders to Guide Disaster Response in Local Community
On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's one-year anniversary, more than 30 community leaders—invited by the Mississippi offices of the NAACP—attended a comprehensive, one-day American Red Cross training to prepare them to serve as Red Cross shelter managers.
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8/3/2006 — Tropical Storm Chris Weakens, Recommendations to Prepare Remain Strong
Although Tropical Storm Chris—the third named storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season—weakened Thursday as it continued to travel through the Caribbean, recommendations by the American Red Cross that the public take time to prepare remain strong.
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7/21/2006 — Community Relations Liaisons: Filling a Pivotal Role in Red Cross Disaster Relief
Building on lessons from an initial pilot community relations program launched during last year’s hurricane season, the American Red Cross recently gathered employees and volunteers in Washington, D.C. to train as Community Relations Liaisons.
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6/19/2006 — Tropical Storm Alberto Provides Test for Preparedness Plans
Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went, making landfall midday last Tuesday southeast of Tallahassee, Fla., before moving up the coast.
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6/12/2006 — Tropical Storm Alberto Gains Strength Off Florida Coast
The National Hurricane Center today issued a hurricane warning for the gulf coast of Florida as Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, continues to gain strength.
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