It’s only my fourth day as an intern at the American Red Cross Oregon Trail Chapter, and I have yet to witness a dull moment. Yesterday I rode along with Americorps (super sweet gig) to present Fire and Safety procedures to kiddos, with the help of Disaster Dog and Cool Cat. The day before I also went with them to a TWP presentation (Together We Prepare) for community members. Not only am I learning how to give these presentations myself, I am soaking in a ton of useful knowledge. Like, everyone should designate an out-of-state contact to connect family members and relatives in case of an emergency because while local lines might be shut down, usually out-of-area lines will still be working. Sometimes cell phone calls might not work, but text messages will. Good stuff. Did you know that the Red Cross will happily do these free presentations for anyone in our community? Classrooms, workplaces, churches, etc. Let ’em know!