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Keeping Your Watery Weekends Safe
This weekend was absolutely beautiful…and horribly tragic.When the sun comes out, people love to cool down in the water, but don’t always do so with safety in mind. And that’s […]
Friday Final Cut
One of the most frequent questions I’m asked about social media is, “How can you ever find enough things to blog/tweet about?” The simple answer is, “Enough?? I’ve got too […]
For Those About to Rock (and Donate), We Salute You
Want to win tickets to see ZZ Top, Heart or Lynyrd Skynyrd this summer? All presenting donors at Portland area or southwest Washington area American Red Cross blood drives may […]
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 […]
Friends With (Or Without) Pools
Last year, I bemoaned the fact that I had no friends with pools. Well, guess what? I STILL don’t have any friends with pools! This is one of the perils […]
HOW TO: Survive A Plane Crash
If you pay attention to the news, you know that the American Red Cross doesn’t just respond to natural disasters — we respond to transportation disasters as well. In fact, […]
More Cookies, More Juice and More Donors Needed!
The Red Cross is experiencing an abnormally low turnout for blood donations due to the recent heat, holidays and summer vacations. The Red Cross is asking all eligible donors to […]
Red Cross Community Gallery Seeks New Artists
The Life’s Crossing Community Gallery, located at the Red Cross Portland Donor Center (3131 N. Vancouver Ave.), is looking for varied artistic media to bring to its building! This highly-visible […]
SLIDESHOW: Together We Prepare Boise & Eliot
Over the weekend, Red Crossers visited the Boise and Eliot neighborhoods — right in our own backyard! — distributing flashlights, whistles and preparedness information.The whistles appeared to be a big […]
We’re Going To Graceland!
No, not Elvis’ home with the world famous Jungle Room, but rather the “Graceland of Atomic Tourism,” a disaster shelter built in the mid-1950’s for our very own government leaders. […]