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Why Schools Need AEDs
To be able to give kids like Central Catholic’s Hayward Demison a shot at a long life:Amazing that nurse Lisa Lyver was nearby. And that she knew CPR which, in […]
Donating Blood for Community Preparedness
Here is a video from our media partners at KNDU (Richland, Washington). The American Red Cross Pacific Northwest Blood Region includes much of Oregon and Washington, meaning that a donation […]
One Last Summer Festival!
Summer means a few things to me: awesome concerts (like Portland’s own Musicfest Northwest), outdoor movie nights, fun at the coast and elephant ears. Yep, no summer would be complete […]
FREE PIZZA!! (With Your Preparedness Kit)
You know the joy you’ll get when you take home a preparedness kit, right? Well, can you imagine the even greater joy when you get 10% off your purchase? And […]
Meet Our Salem Heroes
How many heroes are there in Oregon? Hundreds? Thousands? Well, they’ve just added 15 more to their ranks, thanks to our friends at the Willamette Chapter in Salem. Read the […]
Laugh…Help Save Lives.
Do you like to laugh? To answer “no” to this question would be pretty difficult. That’s why we want to promote self-described “part time novelist and full time narcissist” Robert […]
Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up
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 […]
CONTEST: #just1thing For Kids
So last week, we kicked off our second annual #just1thing contest. And even though things are already up and running, we’re just now focusing in on the first theme: WEEK […]
Ready for an ‘Extreme Makeover’?
A group in the Salem, Oregon area is receiving a very special knock today as Ty Pennington and the ABC ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ team are paying a visit to […]
California Community Rolls up Sleeves to Donate for Officer
A regular lesson in the Red Cross is that tragedy can bring people together to do amazing things. This story comes out of the Bay Area over the past two […]