the Red Cross
noun
: an international organization that helps people who are suffering because of a war or natural disaster
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However, many responding organizations like the Red Cross, Salvation Army, and Direct Relief, are currently only accepting monetary donations to most efficiently help in relief efforts.
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CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Local and state agencies and nongovernmental groups such as the Red Cross also can also help; call 211 from any phone or visit 211.org to get information.
—Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
Use a hair dryer, an electric heating pad wrapped around the pipe or a portable space heater (at a safe distance) to thaw the pipe, or wrap it in towels soaked in hot water, according to the Red Cross.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2025
Disasters also cause communal responses – many unaffected Americans donate to the Red Cross and other nonprofits to support victims – and a strict focus on accuracy in underwriting could undermine that sense of community.
—Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
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CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Local and state agencies and nongovernmental groups such as the Red Cross also can also help; call 211 from any phone or visit 211.org to get information.
—Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
Use a hair dryer, an electric heating pad wrapped around the pipe or a portable space heater (at a safe distance) to thaw the pipe, or wrap it in towels soaked in hot water, according to the Red Cross.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2025
Disasters also cause communal responses – many unaffected Americans donate to the Red Cross and other nonprofits to support victims – and a strict focus on accuracy in underwriting could undermine that sense of community.
—Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
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“The Red Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Red%20Cross. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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