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I Can Has Preparedness?

Feb 7, 2011

Are you as prepared as Urban Kitteh?If not, maybe you’d like to peruse our disaster gear… [P.S. Thanks for sharing, Carrie!]

Hop On Over to the Chinese New Year Celebration!

Feb 4, 2011

Hop on over to the Oregon Convention Center tomorrow to ring in the Year of the Rabbit with us! Once again we’ll be hosting a table at this huge Chinese […]

Friday Final Cut

Feb 4, 2011

It’s Friday, and I once again find myself with a plethora of stories. So here’s your final cut…everything that I want to share, but don’t have time to blog. Enjoy! […]

Wild Weather Brings Out the Best of the Red Cross

Feb 4, 2011

It certainly has been a wild week for weather worldwide. Two major storms have hit the East coasts of two nations that have already been weather strained. Here in the […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Feb 2, 2011

Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]

PHOTO: A Shocking Display

Feb 2, 2011

From National Geographic: Lightning crackles over Japan on Friday (1/28) as ash and lava erupt from Shinmoedake peak, one of the calderas of the Kirishima volcano complex. Shinmoedake began erupting […]

Video Interview: Senior VP of International Services

Feb 2, 2011

Yesterday we got the opportunity to do a brief video interview with David Meltzer, Senior Vice President of International Services for the American Red Cross, who was visiting Portland to […]

ON NOW: Youth Photo Contest

Feb 1, 2011

Health helth (noun) 1. A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. ~ World Health OrganizationAs part of National Public […]

Bringing Tears To Your Tuesday

Feb 1, 2011

Warning: It’s time to whip out the Kleenex.But the good news is that these will be happy tears, I promise. Check out these inspirational stories from a few of our […]

East Coast Weather Continues to Impact National Blood Supply

Jan 28, 2011

Earlier this month, we mentioned that winter storms in the east resulted in a great loss of blood collection activities due to canceled drives and appointments. Since then, storm after […]