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		<title>So where are they now?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Laureen Martinez, Chief Public Relations Officer When I ask people ( and believe me I talk to a lot of folks in our community) what they think of when they think of the Red Cross, most say disasters, blood and CPR. What I &#8230; <a href="http://midflredcross.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/so-where-are-they-now/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=midflredcross.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8246897&amp;post=597&amp;subd=midflredcross&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The day that changed us &#8211; 10 years after 9/11</title>
		<link>http://midflredcross.wordpress.com/2011/09/11/the-day-that-changed-us-10-years-after-911/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Laureen Martinez, American Red Cross Mid-Florida Region Communicator Like so many of us, I vividly remember the morning of September 11, 2001. My phone rang, my mother said &#8220;turn on the TV&#8221; and I spent about 2 minutes staring at &#8230; <a href="http://midflredcross.wordpress.com/2011/09/11/the-day-that-changed-us-10-years-after-911/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=midflredcross.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8246897&amp;post=587&amp;subd=midflredcross&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;DAT&#8221; Superteam</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Robert Kramel, American Red Cross Volunteer     My wife and I move around the country a lot, it happens about every two years. We have done this since the start of our marriage seven years ago. Even while moving &#8230; <a href="http://midflredcross.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/dat-superteam/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=midflredcross.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8246897&amp;post=580&amp;subd=midflredcross&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why you should know everything about Emily</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me introduce you to Emily. Tropical Storm Emily. While I don&#8217;t know her all that well (after all we just met!). I have a feeling we may get close.  So,  I&#8217;m taking her seriously. And you should too.  By that I &#8230; <a href="http://midflredcross.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/575/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=midflredcross.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8246897&amp;post=575&amp;subd=midflredcross&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vacation Lodge &#8211; After the Fire</title>
		<link>http://midflredcross.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/vacation-lodge-after-the-fire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Sheridan Becht, Red Cross Volunteer When Jack returned to his extended stay motel after a long day of shuttling families to theme parks in his taxi specially equipped to handle wheelchairs, he found his neighbors standing in the parking &#8230; <a href="http://midflredcross.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/vacation-lodge-after-the-fire/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=midflredcross.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8246897&amp;post=557&amp;subd=midflredcross&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Changing World of CPR</title>
		<link>http://midflredcross.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/the-changing-world-of-cpr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Valerie Moses My first introduction to CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) took place when I was in middle school. As pre-teens hoping to make some extra money, my sister and I had signed up for a babysitting course with the American &#8230; <a href="http://midflredcross.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/the-changing-world-of-cpr/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=midflredcross.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8246897&amp;post=550&amp;subd=midflredcross&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Disaster Preparedness and College</title>
		<link>http://midflredcross.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/disaster-preparedness-and-college/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Valerie Moses Last week, as each crash of thunder resonated outside, I huddled inside my dorm room with no idea of what to do next. I had walked across campus through rain before, but with the weather this severe, &#8230; <a href="http://midflredcross.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/disaster-preparedness-and-college/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=midflredcross.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8246897&amp;post=547&amp;subd=midflredcross&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Intern of 21st Century</title>
		<link>http://midflredcross.wordpress.com/2011/03/28/interningtoday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Valerie Moses As an Advertising/Public Relations student at the University of Central Florida, I am always interested in learning about the ways that different people and groups pass on their messages. Hundreds of years ago, local businesses advertised through &#8230; <a href="http://midflredcross.wordpress.com/2011/03/28/interningtoday/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=midflredcross.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8246897&amp;post=544&amp;subd=midflredcross&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Life as an Intern: Part II</title>
		<link>http://midflredcross.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/life-as-an-intern-part-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Valerie Moses Interning for the American Red Cross means learning something new every day. Regardless of any ongoing projects I may have, there is always room to develop a new skill or gain knowledge about particular organizational procedures. Whether &#8230; <a href="http://midflredcross.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/life-as-an-intern-part-ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=midflredcross.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8246897&amp;post=541&amp;subd=midflredcross&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interning at the Red Cross</title>
		<link>http://midflredcross.wordpress.com/2011/03/18/intern/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Valerie Moses At the American Red Cross Mid-Florida Region, there is never a dull moment. When disaster strikes, staff and volunteers must be prepared to provide relief and support to the affected families, and so no two days are &#8230; <a href="http://midflredcross.wordpress.com/2011/03/18/intern/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=midflredcross.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8246897&amp;post=534&amp;subd=midflredcross&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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