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Tennessee Flood Photos, As Accompanied By Johnny Cash

May 5, 2010

Here in Oregon, we’re sending volunteers to help — three Oregonians will have joined the relief efforts by this time tomorrow. Please wish all of them (and those that they’ll […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

May 5, 2010

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 […]

Flooding In Tennessee

May 4, 2010

If this powerful video has inspired you to help the people affected by severe weather across our Southern states, just text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.You can […]

You vs. The Volcano

May 3, 2010

[See what I did there? Little play on the title of one of my favorite movies.* Okay, so maybe it’s not that clever…] We’ve got volcanoes on the brain lately […]

Blood Drive Marketing Around the World

Apr 30, 2010

I am glad the previous posts establish that Robin and Lise love the Australian Red Cross. From seeing their blood drive campaigns, I have to admit that I am quite […]

Friends Are More Than Just Status Updates

Apr 30, 2010

Now that you know a little background on the SAM program, here’s an ad used to promote it on MTV: P.S. Here’s another one, but please proceed with caution as […]

Meet SAM Volunteer Cute Irish Nick

Apr 30, 2010

If Robin and I could pick any Red Cross National Society to go work for, there’s no question that we’d be heading to Australia. There are a ton of reasons […]

Are You Prepared For A Frog Fall?

Apr 29, 2010

This August, Portland’s 48 Hour Film Project will return. To get you geared up in the interim, I bring you inspiration from Springfield, MO, the home of SATO48 (and our […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Apr 28, 2010

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 […]

Get a Scoop, Help a Firefighter

Apr 28, 2010

Reminder: tonight is 31 Cent Scoop Night! Why do we care? Because we love firefighters. They call us (an average of ten times a week in Oregon!) after house fires […]