Kayla Hopson and her daughter Lilliana, 9, left, and Janine Caswell and her daughter Genesis, 8, stand wrapped in Red Cross blankets to protect themselves from the cold, rainy weather as they wait in line to attend an interfaith vigil with President Barack Obama, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
A sign telling supporters how to donate to the Red Cross for superstorm Sandy victims is seen at left as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigns in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Diana Clarke sits on a cot set up by the Red Cross as she takes shelter from Hurricane Sandy at Weymouth High School in Weymouth, Mass. Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Even before cable news outlets began reporting the tornadoes that ripped through Texas on Tuesday, a map of the state began blinking red on a screen in the Red Cross' new social media monitoring center, alerting weather watchers that something was happening in the hard-hit area. (Associated Press)
Red Cross officials collect bodies from a street in Kano, Nigeria, on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, after a bomb blast and gun attacks Friday night. (AP Photo/Salisu Rabiu)