The heart-shaped mascot was named after Clara Barton. A native of Oxford, Barton was a teacher, nurse, army medic and the founder of the American Red Cross in 1881.

The heart-shaped mascot was named after Clara Barton. A native of Oxford, Barton was a teacher, nurse, army medic and the founder of the American Red Cross in 1881.

Barton joined the movement and volunteered to help care for French citizens during the Franco-Prussian War. Returning to the United States, the then-59-year-old founded the American Red Cross in 1881.