By Sabrina Benedetti, Red Cross writer

“We needed to get blood from the lab into the ICU quickly. If it hadn't been there, we would have lost him. That's the case, for patients around the world every day.”

“Here in Northern New England, we are used to our share of bad weather,” said John Montes, Regional Disaster Officer for Northern New England. “We are not immune to tropical weather. We’ve seen torrential rain from these storms hit us hard over the last several years.”

By Jennifer Costa, Red Cross communications director

By David Ullman - American Red Cross writer

“I started learningabout the Red Cross through my mom. When she presented in front of my summerrec group, I thought, ‘Wow, there's a lot more to the Red Cross’.”