Sierra Reiter - Emergency Medical Assistance REA...

It’s a good thing 13-year old Sierra Reiter (pronounced Ry-der) was paying attention in health class. It’s also a good thing for her neighbor, Jim, who suffered a heart attack and was lying on the grass with his face turning blue and purple. Sierra’s father found Jim unresponsive with his eyes glazed over. He yelled for his wife to call 9-1-1. When the 9-1-1 dispatcher asked if anyone around knew CPR, Mom turned to their 13 year old daughter Sierra, who, in typical teenage fashion, stepped up ...

See Vue Lee - Good Samaritan READY Award Winner

In the Summer of 2006, See Vue Lee (pronounced Voo) was just learning how to swim with her head above water. Then suddenly, she saw her friend in the water, in distress and drowning in the pool. That friend was also pregnant. See looked around for someone to help, but there was no one there.

Lindsey Paradise - Youth Good Samaritan READY Aw...

Lindsey Paradise is a 16 year old Fridley Senior High student and is active in the Fridley Police Department Youth Explorer program. In December, Lindsey was attending a boy’s basketball game when she heard her mother’s gasp and saw a referee down on the court. Lindsey instantly jumped in and along with other adults, performed CPR and helped use an on-site AED to save the referee's life.

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Eli Manning for the National Disaster Relief Fund

"Connections" Red Cross Booth at the Minnesota S...

Video & Photos from "Connections," our booth at the Minnesota State Fair

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Honoring the Public Agencies that Responded to t...

It’s impossible to present to you the thousands of people and hundreds of agencies that played a role in saving lives and protecting the dignity of those we lost. But we would like to try. This is a special Red Cross tribute to four branches of government that played a vital role in the response…rescue…and recovery: the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, the State of Minnesota and the Federal Government.

Marsha Porter - 35W Bridge Reflections

Red Cross Mental Health volunteer Marsha Porter shares her story about working with the Waite House "Bus Kids."

Leah Droubie - 35W Bridge Reflections

Twin Cities Red Cross volunteer Leah Droubie shares the poem she wrote to help her heal from the 35W Bridge Collapse.