American Red Cross - Serving E Kay, NE Noble and Pawnee Counties

09/02/2014

The Ponca City Community Blood Drive is today at the Ponca City YMCA and the Red Cross needs your help. If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering during the drive, please call Erika at (316) 213-3386. No past experience necessary, must be at least 14 years of age or older. Would be needed tomorrow from 1:45pm - 6pm. Thanks!

08/18/2014

FROM PONCA CITY NEWS - Newkirk residents are being asked to boil water before using because of an E. coli positive water sample collected on Aug. 15 from a drinking water well. City manager Jason Orr said the Department of Environmental Quality required the city to issue the boil advisory. “This is a precautionary move,” said Orr. “Water is being treated adequately with chlorine.” Orr said a state engineer is coming to Newkirk on Monday to look at the situation. As a precaution, it is advised that consumers of the water system bring the water to a full, rolling boil for at least one minute before consumption, food preparation, baby formula preparation, dish washing, tooth brushing, wound care and bathing infants who may ingest bath water. Alternatively, bottled water or another acceptable water source may be used. The advisory will remain in effect until further notice. Questions concerning the advisory should be addressed to Orr at 580-362-5113.

07/31/2014

Volunteers John and Berenice Johnson responded to a home fire in Kaw City last night. The Red Cross assisted the family of five by giving them money for food, clothing, shoes, transportation and 2 nights in a motel. The family was also given personal hygiene kits. Our thoughts are with the family through this difficult time.

07/29/2014

Fact: So far this year in Oklahoma the Red Cross Earthquake App has been downloaded more times than the Red Cross Tornado App. Did you feel the earthquake last night? If you did, like this post! Get the Red Cross Earthquake App here>>> http://www.redcross.org/mobile-apps/earthquake-app

The earthquake was recorded at 9:46 p.m. Monday around 15 miles west-southwest of Medford, Oklahoma.

07/25/2014

Wise words from Red Cross Founder Clara Barton

07/24/2014

Water is the most vital aspect of your disaster kit.

Why is water more important than food? A human can go for more than three weeks without food (Mahatma Gandhi survived 21 days of complete starvation), but water is a different story. At least 60% of the adult body is made of it and every living cell in the body needs it to keep functioning.

Water acts as a lubricant for our joints, regulates our body temperature through sweating and respiration, and helps to flush waste.

The maximum time an individual can go without water seems to be a week — an estimate that would certainly be shorter in difficult conditions, like broiling heat. If you don't have a disaster kit, start one today by stocking up on water.

07/23/2014

Free e-book (for a limited time). Learn how to build your own First Aid Kit and develop a Disaster Readiness Plan.

Safety & First Aid - Quickly Create a First Aid Kit You Can Carry & the Essential Items You Should Include. BE PREPARED. It’s not just an overused slogan – It means something vital. Whether you are at home, out shopping, or on vacation, you and your loved ones are susceptible to any...

07/21/2014

Babysitting classes are essential for potential babysitters. Kids are a lot of work! The Ponca City Red Cross is interested in hosting a Babysitting Bootcamp 2-day class, but there must be at least 8 students signed up to book the date. The class will cost $125 per student and must be paid in advance. This class is designed for teens ages 11 to 15 and teaches how to feed, hold and care for infants and toddlers and how to help during an emergency. The teens will also receive certification in pediatric first aid and child and infant CPR. Call 580-765-6605 for more information!

Do you know how to calm a crying baby? Or how to handle a conflict between two children? How about what to do if a child has a tummy ache? These babysitters ...

07/21/2014

Did you know? The International Committee of the Red Cross has won the most Nobel Prizes of any one entity or person in history? It won Peace Prizes in 1917 and 1944 for its work during the First and Second World Wars, and a third Peace Prize in 1963, along with the League of Red Cross Societies, marking the 100th anniversary of its founding. In addition, the very first time the Peace Prize was awarded, in 1901, the Norwegian Nobel Committee chose to pay tribute to the founder of the Red Cross, Henry Dunant from Switzerland.

07/17/2014

"It's estimated that there were upwards of 10,000 Red Cross dogs used during WWI, and they're credited with saving thousands of lives over the course of the war."

By Rebecca Frankel Best Defense Chief Canine Correspondent The war dogs of WWI were quite remarkable. They were trained to search the battlefield or in the trenches and pick out who among the men were wounded who were dead. The dogs were trained to make their search at night, under the cover of dark…

07/16/2014

"Every repair of the water or electricity network requires coordination between the Red Cross and the Israel Defense Forces so the technicians can go out to make repairs, and sometimes the repairs take days. This was the case in the Shati refugee camp, where one of the two water mains to the camp was hit on the first day of the current round of hostilities, July 8, and was repaired only on Saturday, July 12."

Delegation head warns of desperate water shortage within days.

07/15/2014

Hot weather: What do you need for a hot weather outage?

Set aside plenty of extra drinking water for yourself, your family, and your pets. Stock up on extra ice to help maintain cold temperatures in your freezer and refrigerator as long as possible. Use plastic bags filled with ice (or water, if you have enough time to freeze it) in the freezer. Use block ice, if possible, in the refrigerator. And should the ice melt, you can drink the water.

Food and cooking: How will you cook?

Be prepared to cook outside. You can use charcoal or propane grills or even a camping cook-stove. Do not bring grills inside!
Allow yourself plenty of extra time for this type of cooking and plan to have dinner completed during daylight hours.Stock up on non-perishable food items like canned, bottled and pre-packaged foods that could be quickly heated up or even eaten out of the package.
Foods in your refrigerator and freezer should be consumed quickly, particularly in the event of a potentially lengthy outage, before they have a chance to

The American Red Cross offers some great food safety tips to help you determine if your food is safe to eat after a power outage. Be informed and be safe!