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Red Cross Phlebotomist Brianna Buchanan Is Drawn To Donors
By Red Cross volunteer Harriet Vanderbilt “I am a people lover”, declared Brianna Buchanan. When she decided to seek a career in healthcare, she wanted to find a pathway that […]
Life Flight Network Paramedic with 1,500 Missions Steps Up to Donate Amid Severe Blood Shortage
As a flight paramedic for Life Flight Network, Gary McQueen has made a career out of providing emergency lifesaving care and transport to patients suffering severe trauma or fighting a […]
Amid a Severe Blood Shortage, 29-Year Red Cross Phlebotomist and Avid Platelet Donor Steps Up to the Challenge
Written by Isabel Anderson, Cascades Regional Communications Manager In the winter months, blood and platelet donations decrease due to extreme weather conditions closing drives, holiday travel and seasonal flu. However, […]
After the Flood: A Follow-Up on One Family’s Recovery in Paradise Park
By Allison Skoglind , Red Cross volunteer In the weeks leading up to Christmas, heavy downpours triggered an atmospheric river event that put residents of Paradise Park in Estacada on […]
Full Circle of Hope: 45 Years After Red Cross Saved His Life, He’s Lifting Oregonians Through the Storm
By Rebecca Marshall Dan Lam lives in Orange County, California but he packed up and came to Portland earlier this week to help people affected by the extreme weather and […]
Clara Barton Lives on Through our Volunteers
Written by Kaylin Cantu, Red Cross Cascades Volunteer December 25 marks the birthday of humanitarian icon Clara Barton. While most famously remembered for founding the American Red Cross in 1881, […]
From Survivor to Volunteer, More Red Crossers Inpired to Help After Devastating Floods
Written by Allison Skoglind, Red Cross Volunteer As floodwaters swept through communities in Washington state, American Red Cross volunteers from the Cascades region quickly answered the call, traveling far from […]
Looking Back on 50 Years of Service in the Red Cross with Lifeguard Instructor Greg Kaminski
Written by Katherine Liu, Volunteer When Greg Kaminski earned his lifeguard certification in 1974 and began to volunteer as an instructor with the Red Cross, he had no idea that […]
Red Cross Installs Peace of Mind for a Woman, who is Deaf, Displaced by an Apartment Fire
Written by Rebecca Marshall, Regional Communications Director On September 17, 2025, Heather Fenner was sleeping on the couch when she woke up to the smell of smoke and saw flames […]
“Saving a Life” wasn’t Part of his Job Description, but he did it Anyway.
What do you do for someone who saves your life? How do you thank them? If you are Deanna Premo, you nominate that person for a Red Cross Lifesaving Award […]