American Red Cross

Anheuser-Busch Contributes Drinking Water To Hurricane Recovery

Tina Eaton — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:35:54 +0000

Anheuser-Busch is in the process of packaging over one million cans of drinking water for victims of Hurricane Sandy that hit the northeast early this week.

The St. Louis-based company has the ability to easily convert one or more of its beer-production lines to produce drinking water, which is something it has done in the wake of natural disasters since the late 1980s.

Extreme heat impacting blood donations

Sydney Miller — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:29:52 +0000

The American Red Cross has issued an urgent appeal for blood donors.

Donations to the Red Cross are down ten percent across the country in June, and officials with the agency say the current blood supply is half the level it was last year when it issued a similar plea.

Local Red Cross spokesman Dan Fox says the extreme heat keeps potential donors away. He says people tend to give when natural disasters strike, even though the need is year-round.

Red Cross national disaster warehouse prepares for severe weather

Joseph Leahy — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:06:18 +0000

A year after one of the worst winters in decades, emergency officials say St. Louis is prepared for more severe weather. City and county officials were briefed Thursday on the American Red Cross's preparations at its national disaster warehouse in north St. Louis.

Mary Anderson, the Red Cross' regional director of disaster services says since last year's devastating tornados that struck Missouri, the Red Cross is making space in the 100,000 square-foot facility for more supplies.