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The American Red Cross (ARC), also known as the American National Red Cross, is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States. It is the designated US affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the United States movement to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The organization offers services and development programs. History and Organization Founders Clara Barton established the American Red Cross in Dansville, New York, on May 21, 1881, and was also the organization's first president. She organized a meeting on May 12 of that year at the house of Senator Omar D. Conger (R, MI). Fifteen people were present at the meeting, Conger and Representative William Lawrence (R, OH) (who became the first vice president) to discuss the start of the American Red Cross. The first local chapter was established in 1881 at the English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Dansville.Jane Delano (1862–1919) founded the American Red Cross Nursing Service on January 20, 1910. Clara Barton Barton founded the American chapter after learning of the Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1869, she went to Europe and became involved in the work of the International Red Cross during the Franco-Prussian War. She was determined to bring the organization to America. Barton became President of the American branch of the society, known as the American National Red Cross in May 1881 in Washington. The first chapters opened in upstate New York, where she had connections. John D. Rockefeller and four others donated money to help create a national headquarters near the White House. The abolitionist Frederick Douglass, a friend of Barton's, offered advice and support as she sought to establish the American chapter of Red Cross. As Register of Deeds for the District of Columbia, Douglass also signed the American Red Cross's original Articles of Incorporation. The next major disaster was the Johnstown Flood on May 31, 1889. Over 2,209 people died, and thousands more were injured in or near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in one of the worst disasters in U.S. history. Progressive reform Many within the organization became frustrated with Barton's leadership style, and Barton resigned from the organization in 1904.Professional social work experts took control and made the group a model of Progressive Era scientific reform. New leader Mabel Thorp Boardman consulted with senior government officials, military officers, social workers, and financiers. William Howard Taft was especially influential. They imposed an ethos of "managerialism", transforming the agency from Barton's cult of personality to an "organizational humanitarianism" ready for expansion.Among the notable disasters of the Progressive Era that featured American Red Cross involvement was the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. The New York City chapter joined with the Charity Organization Society to provide funds to survivors and the dependents of those who perished. Leadership Recent presidents and CEO s include Gail McGovern, Elizabeth Dole, Bernadine Healy, Mary S. Elcano, Mark W. Everson and John F. McGuire. In 2007, U.S. legislation clarified the role for the Board of Governors and that of the senior management in the wake of difficulties following Hurricane Katrina. Members of the board of governors other than the chairman are elected at the annual meeting of chapter delegates. The board appoints the chief executive officer. Ranking As of April 2023, the American Red Cross scores four out of four stars at Charity Navigator and A− at CharityWatch.In 1996, the Chronicle of Philanthropy, an industry magazine, released the results of the largest study of charitable and nonprofit organization popularity and credibility. The study showed that ARC was ranked as the third "most popular charity/non-profit in America" of over 100 charities researched, with 48% of Americans over age 12 choosing "Love" or "Like A lot" to describe it. Notable members Blood services Blood donation ARC supplies roughly 45% of the donated blood in the United States, which it sells to hospitals and regional suppliers. Community-based blood centers supply nearly 50% and approximately 5% is collected directly by hospitals. In December 2004, ARC completed its largest blood processing facility in the United States in Pomona, California, on the campus grounds of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Tissue services For more than 50 years, ARC provided allograft tissue for transplant through sales in its Tissue Services Program. It cared for thousands of donor families who donated tissue and sold the tissue to more than 1 million transplant recipients. At the end of January 2005, ARC ended its Tissue Services program to focus on its primary missions of Disaster Relief and Blood Services. Plasma services A leader in the plasma industry, ARC provides more than one quarter of the nation's plasma products. Red Cross Plasma Services provides plasma products that are reliable, cost-effective and as safe as possible. In February 1999, ARC completed its "Transformation", a $287 million program that re engineered Red Cross Blood Services' processing, testing, and distribution system and established a new management structure. As of 2011, ARC was no longer in the Plasma Services industry. It supplies Baxter BioSciences with items for manufacturing plasma products. Nucleic acid testing On March 1, 1999, ARC became the first U.S. blood bank to implement a nucleic acid testing (NAT) study. This process is different from traditional testing because it looks for the genetic material of HIV and hepatitis C (HCV), rather than the body's response to the disease.The NAT tests for HIV and HCV has been licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These tests detect the genetic material of a transfusion-transmitted virus like HIV without waiting for the body to form antibodies, potentially offering an important time advantage over current techniques. Leukoreduction Leukocytes (white blood cells) help fight off foreign substances such as bacteria, viruses, and abnormal cells. In fact, these foreign leukocytes in transfused red blood cells and platelets are often not well tolerated and have been associated with some types of transfusion complications. Leukocytes in stored blood products can have a variety of biological effects, including depression of immune function, which can result in organ failure and death. Because whole blood is rarely used for transfusion and not kept in routine inventory, leukoreduced red blood supplies are critical. After collection, the whole blood is separated into red cells and plasma by centrifugal. A preservative solution is mixed with the red cells and the component is filtered with a leukoreduction filter. The shelf life of this product is 42 days.ARC is moving toward syst.... Discover the American Red Cross popular books. Find the top 100 most popular American Red Cross books.
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Betrayal in Berlin
Steve Vogel"A riveting and vivid account. ... A remarkable story. ... It reads like a Hollywood screenplay." Foreign AffairsThe astonishing true story of the Berlin Tunnel, one of the We...
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Healing a Divided Nation
Carole AdrienneA profound and insightful investigation into how the American Civil War transformed modern medicine.At the start of the Civil War, the medical field in America was rudimentary, uns...
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The Life of Clara Barton
William E. BartonThe Life of Clara Barton is a biography of Clarissa Barton, American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and a ...
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American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick
Jane A. DelanoFirst published in 1918. The Preface explains: "To the woman who wishes to protect her family from preventable diseases and is anxious to fit herself in the absence of a trained n...
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Survival Retreats
David BlackSurvival retreats are built by those who want to truly hide from it all should the worst conspire. David Black explores these places and gets to go where most people will never go:...
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Refugees
Catherine StineSeptember 11, 2001Two teenagers on opposite sides of the globe flee everything they know. In a world turned upside down by tragedy, they are refugees.Sixteenyearold Dawn runs away ...
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Harlequin Romantic Suspense March 2018 Box Set
Lara Lacombe, Rachel Lee, Marilyn Pappano & Linda O. JohnstonLooking for heartracing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with lifeanddeath situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powe...
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Making the World Safe
Julia F. IrwinIn Making the World Safe, historian Julia Irwin offers an insightful account of the American Red Cross, from its founding in 1881 by Clara Barton to its rise as the government's of...
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Born to Fly
Sara EvansDiscover country music star Sara Evans’s inspirational story about her rise to stardom, her roundabout path to love, and how her faith brings daily joy no matter the circumstances....
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The American National Red Cross Bulletin, Vol. I, No. 1, January, 1906
American National Red CrossWith centuries of literature, it's inevitable that some will fall through the cracks. We hunt down public domain works and restore them so they're not lost to the world. Who are w...
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Doughnut Dollies
Helen AiryAmerican service men in England during World War II called American Red Cross girls "Doughnut Dollies." It was a warm and affectionate term designed to show the soldiers' appreciat...
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The American National Red Cross Bulletin, Vol. I, No. 2, April, 1906
American National Red CrossWith centuries of literature, it's inevitable that some will fall through the cracks. We hunt down public domain works and restore them so they're not lost to the world. Who are w...
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The Wooden Horse
Eric Williams & Gregory A. FreemanAn epic adventurethe most brilliant escape and evasion from the Nazis ever written.Eric Williams, a Royal Air Force bomber captain, was shot down over Germany in 1942 and imprisone...
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Nick Adams Stories
Ernest HemingwayFrom one of the 20th century's greatest voices comes the complete chronological anthology of his short stories featuring Nick Adams, Ernest Hemingway's memorable character, as he g...
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The American Red Cross
Marian Moser JonesThe iconic relief organization’s activities over a half century of history, through wars, epidemics, and other disasters: “Wellresearched . . . fascinating.” Julia F. Irw...
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American Red Cross Emergency Assistance Visual Translator
KwikpointDeveloped in conjunction with the American Red Cross, hundreds of thousands of these translator publications have assisted Red Cross staff in hundreds of disasters around the globe...
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Doe v. American Red Cross
Oregon Court of AppealsPlaintiff brought this action, individually and as the personal representative of her husbands estate, for allegedly tortious transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)...
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Smith v. Mecklenburg County Chapter American Red Cross
Supreme Court of North CarolinaDefendant brings forward only two assignments of error: that the court erred (1) in admitting the transcript of the testimony which Sanderson gave at the former trial, and (2) in o...
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Donut Dolly
Joann Puffer KotcherDonut Dolly puts you in the Vietnam War face down in the dirt under a sniper attack, inside a helicopter being struck by lightning, at dinner next to a commanding general, and slog...
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Survival Retreats
Dave Black & James C. JonesNormally, retreats are built to blend in to their surroundings for the sake of secrecy, and are built by those who don’t want others to know anything about their retreat. Dave Blac...
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The Woman in the Photo
Mary HoganIn this compulsivelyreadable historical novel, from the author of the criticallyacclaimed Two Sisters, comes the story of two young womenone in America’s Gilded Age, one in scrappy...
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American Lifeguard Association, Inc. v. American Red Cross
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitThe question in this case is whether the district court abused its discretion by granting relief under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) to a litigant which initiated, and then voluntarily dis...
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Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital v. American National Red Cross
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitHAMILTON, Circuit Judge: This is a suit for damages filed by HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital (HealthSouth) pursuant to the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ER...
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At His Side
George Gershon KorsonAt His Side, first published in 1945, is the authoritative work on the many important overseas activities of the American Red Cross during the Second World War. From field hospital...
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Wifwulf
Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Dailen Ogden & AndWorld DesignAngela Carter's The Company of Wolves and Emily Carroll's Through the Woods meet Squad (Maggie TokudaHall and Lisa Sterle), in WIFWULF a ta...
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Love Me Forever
Johanna LindseyStill mourning her mother’s death, Kimberly Richards is incensed by the determination of her father, the Earl of Amburough, to marry her off as quickly as possiblejust to please th...
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The Innocents
Caroline SeebohmThe whole world was about to change, and no one would be affected more deeply than Dorothea and Iris Crosby, sistersidentical twinsborn to the wealth and social standing of New Yor...
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American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick
American National Red CrossWith centuries of literature, it's inevitable that some will fall through the cracks. We hunt down public domain works and restore them so they're not lost to the world. Who are w...
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Carr V. American Red Cross
United States Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitAttorneys fees may be awarded to prevailing parties in actions brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). The statute, however, provides no standa...
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Colton K-9 Bodyguard
Lara LacombeA killer targets couples in love and terrorizes an entire town in this Coltons of Red Ridge story!He broke her heart years ago and now he’s back to save her life…K9 officer Micah S...
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Two Wars and a Wedding
Lauren Willig“Filled with vivid details, shocking truths, and two sly, strong women who bring panache and humor to every scene. I’m simply in awe of the masterful, magical way Lauren Willig mak...
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Blood and Fears
Kevin WilsonThe US 8th Air Force came of age in 1944. With a fresh commander, it was ready to demonstrate its true power: from Operation Argument in Februarytargeting German aircraft productio...
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Coleman V. American Red Cross
United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth CircuitRALPH B. GUY, JR., Circuit Judge. Plaintiffs, Cheryl and Gerry Coleman, appeal the district court's dismissal of their negligence action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b)...
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The Last Refuge of the Knights Templar
William F. MannA modernday thriller centered on authentic historical letters encoded with Templar and Rosicrucian secrets Includes the actual text of recently discovered correspondence between t...
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Coleman V. American Red Cross
United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth CircuitPer Curiam. The plaintiffs, one of whom was infected with the HIV virus during a blood transfusion, brought this action against the American Red Cross, alleging that the Red Cross ...
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Woman of Valor
Stephen B. OatesA stunning biography of Clara Bartona woman who determined to serve her country during the Civil Warfrom acclaimed author Stephen B. Oates.When the Civil War broke out, Clara Barto...
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American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick
Jane A. DelanoThis book appeals to men or women who are interested in maintaining the health of their neighborhoods and communities and in affording effective cooperation to the public health au...
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Iron Heart
Brian Boyle & Bill KatovskyIt was a horrific car crash. On the way home from swim practice, eighteenyear old Brian Boyle’s future changed in an instant when a dump truck plowed into his Camaro. He was airlif...