Planned Gifts — Help for Today, Hope for Tomorrow This article is one of a series of “Thanks for Giving” articles... While many people are giving thanks for the blessings or gifts they have received over the last year, there are those who are thinking about what they have been blessed to give and will leave behind someday – in the hopes of making the world a better place. Red Cross Launches Hip, Yet Historical Clothing Line Calling it “Glam that gives back,” the American Red Cross launched its new line of hip T-shirts Apparel for Life. These fashion-forward T-shirts draw on historical elements and longtime values of the Red Cross that are spun into fresh designs for the in-vogue Red Cross supporter. Alma Powell Lauds Red Cross at Youth Symposium America’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth, a non-profit organization founded by retired Army General Colin Powell, recently hosted a youth symposium in the American Red Cross Board of Governors Hall in its historic national headquarters building on 17th Street in Washington, D.C. – an area in the heart of D.C. often referred to as Red Cross Square. American Red Cross says “Thanks for Giving” Days are shorter and chillier, trees are dressed in autumnal hues of gold, brown, orange and red and familiar comfort foods cook away as thoughts turn to family, friends and blessings to be counted — it is a time for reflection and for giving thanks. Tornado survivor: ‘I felt like the last person on earth’ The rain continued to pour as Riegelwood, N.C., resident Cissy Kennedy ran out of her house and into the most terrifying scene she’d ever witnessed. “I was the first one out the door, and I felt like the last person on earth,” Kennedy said. Red Cross responds to severe weather in the South A severe weather front that began wreaking havoc on the Gulf Coast states yesterday is today moving east and north up the coast—bringing thunderstorms and tornadoes to the Mid-Atlantic states. Warehouse Workers and American Red Cross support integral to success of flood relief in Ethiopia Besides a network of more than 97 million volunteers throughout the world, one of the most important ingredients of success of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is its system of warehouses.