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Building Resilience Together: Red Cross and Tribal Nations Strengthen Preparedness Across Oregon
The Cascades Region of the Red Cross is proud of our growing partnerships with our Tribal partners. When disaster strikes, the Tribal Governments lead the responses. The Red Cross responds […]
“He was fighting to be a kid and now he gets to be.” Parents of a toddler with cancer thank blood donors for saving their son’s life.
Written by Isabel Anderson, Regional Communications Manager In January of 2025, at just 4 months old, Cohen’s parents noticed a lump on his leg that turned into every parent’s worst […]
Great Loss Inspires Blood Donations as Redmond says Goodbye to a Beloved Firefighter
What inspires you to donate? Many times, when you ask someone this, they have a specific person in mind. It could be a parent who died years ago. It could […]
Air Force Veteran Continues to Fight to Save Lives By Giving 40 Gallons of his own Blood.
By Red Cross volunteer Patricia Griffiths “I am feisty!” exclaimed Ken Dale, an 82-year-old Air Force veteran and resident of West Linn, Oregon, as he gets ready to donate his […]
7 Ways to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday—Safely
Written by Katherine Liu, Red Cross Youth Volunteer It’s not difficult to tell when a Fourth of July celebration is going on, especially if yourneighbors are the type to set […]
Meet the First Cascades Youth Volunteer to Win The National Navin Narayan College Scholarship
Written by Sophia Hong, Red Cross Youth Volunteer The Navin Narayan College Scholarship is awarded annually to just two high school seniors who have served with the Red Cross, honoring […]
Happy 145th Birthday to the American Red Cross!
Highlighting our role in history in the face of disasters Written by Harriett Vanderbilt, Red Cross Volunteer On May 21st, the American Red Cross will celebrate 145 years of dedicated service to […]
Wildfire Prevention Month: Protecting Your Home and Family from Wildfires in the Cascades Region
Written by Allison Skoglind, Red Cross Volunteer Wildfire is an increasing threat across the Cascades Region, growing larger and more destructive each year. After a particularly warm winter season, communities may […]
Meet Our “Prepare With Pedro” Presenter, Jens Haetty
Written by Lucy Weber, Red Cross Volunteer Jens Haetty has always wanted to work with nonprofit organizations. Now that he’s retiring, he’s choosing to spend his time teaching children how […]
Portland Baker Finds Sweetness in Red Cross Volunteers
By Colleen Hathaway Scary Storms and Flooding It was spring break, 2026 in Maui and Marilyn Devault, 77, her daughter, 47, and her granddaughter, 11, were looking forward to a […]