American Red Cross of Northern Ohio

Give blood for thrilling fun! Come to give blood at select Red Cross blood drives now through August and receive one ticket or be entered to win a ticket to a Six Flags theme park of your choice, including Cedar Point. Find a drive near you and make your appointment now using sponsor code CEDARPOINT: https://rcblood.org

National CPR & AED Awareness Week takes place every year from June 1 – 7. Throughout this week, we recognize the importance of initiating CPR and using an AED as a response to cardiac arrest. More than 350,000 people suffer cardiac arrest annually, but less than 10% survive.

Every second counts when responding to cardiac arrest. If you see someone suddenly collapse, become unresponsive, and stop breathing, call or ask someone to call 9-1-1, send someone for an AED, and begin CPR. Even if you aren’t trained, doing chest compressions (pushing hard and fast in the center of the chest) is better than doing nothing. In many cases, the 9-1-1 operator can talk you through CPR.

The American Red Cross offers Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED to help members of our communities be better prepared in case of an emergency. Tap the link to get more information and to sign up for a class: https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class

We are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Space JamTM and reminding everyone that giving blood is a slam dunk! Score a limited-edition Red Cross x Space Jam T-shirt, while they last, for coming to give Friday, June 12, at Bishop William Cosgrove Center in Akron. Book now: https://rcblood.org/SpaceJam

Baker here! Just stopping by to remind you that if you donate blood between now and the end of the month, you'll get an oversized American Red Cross beach towel! It's perfect for the pool, the beach, or the photoshoot with your pup!

Just a few days left to grab your towel! Tap the link to schedule your appointment today: https://rdcrss.org/3b3IcQP

Join the conversation with our Regional Executive Mike Parks next week!

On Thu. 6/4 Retired USCG Rear Admiral Michael N. Parks, now American Red Cross's Regional Executive of the Northern Ohio Region, will speak about Building Resilience: How the Red Cross is Saving Lives Here and Across the Country.

Cuyahoga Community College President Michael A. Baston will join as moderator!

More info and tickets here: https://www.cityclub.org/forums/2026/06/04/building-resilience-how-the-red-cross-is-saving-lives-here-and-across-the-country

Sponsored by Westfield Insurance
Part of our Local Heroes series sponsored by Citizens and Enbridge

Our national Home Fire Campaign has now reached 2,682 documented lives saved.

This lifesaving effort started in Cleveland in 1992, then called "Operation Save-A-Life." Decades later, we continue to make homes safer, having installed more than 3 million smoke alarms in homes across the country and right here in Northern Ohio.

Thank you to our incredible partners at local fire departments and municipalities who make this possible. And thank you to our volunteers who continue to show up for their neighbors.

Thank you to Cleveland EMS for stopping by our regional headquarters today to share more about the city's groundbreaking pre-hospital whole blood transfusion program. We've partnered with Cleveland EMS, the City of Cleveland - City Hall, and MetroHealth to provide this potentially lifesaving program.

Read more about the pre-hospital blood program here: https://rdcrss.org/4tVdga4

We are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Space JamTM and reminding everyone that giving blood is a slam dunk! Score a limited-edition Red Cross x Space Jam T-shirt, while they last, for coming to give Monday, June 8, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Mayfield. Book now: https://rcblood.org/SpaceJam