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How To Name A Volcano

Apr 23, 2010

Now that flights in Europe are resuming and Iceland’s volcanic ash clouds are fertilizing the oceans, our attention is drawn to the “wilting” flower industry. With that said, I thought […]

Volunteering with Blood Services

Apr 23, 2010

It is National Volunteer Week and it is worth note that many American Red Cross volunteers work with the Blood Services side of operations. Hundreds of volunteers are needed each […]

Bolting Down The House

Apr 23, 2010

Spring cleaning? How about spring seismic retrofitting? That’s what Richard Rosenhaft is doing to his 100-year-old NE Portland home. Like most homes built before 1976, the frame was not bolted […]

The Seismologists Are Coming! The Seismologists Are Coming!

Apr 23, 2010

Q: What did one earthquake say to the other earthquake? A: It’s all your fault! I apologize for that painfully bad joke, but I’m willing to bet that downtown Portland […]

Why I Help: Rajina Pradhan Logs Checks, Learns Customs

Apr 22, 2010

[In honor of National Volunteer Week, we’re featuring a volunteer every day here on the blog!] Rajina Pradhan came all the way from Nepal just to volunteer for the Oregon […]

Paper? Plastic? Or Tarp?

Apr 22, 2010

Plastic bags. Some places won’t let you have ’em. Some places let you make a donation if you skip ’em. Some places even enter you into drawings for free grocery […]

34 Gallon Blood Donor gathers National attention

Apr 22, 2010

Here is a great story that CNN picked up from Westfield, Massachusetts. Richard Gaylord started donating at High School in 1946. Now he is 81 years old and has donated […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Apr 21, 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 […]

Why I Help: Michael Rudis Knows Failure Is Not An Option

Apr 21, 2010

[In honor of National Volunteer Week, we’re featuring a volunteer every day here on the blog!] There’s only one job I can think of that might be cooler than volunteering […]

Together We Prepare Lents

Apr 20, 2010

Several years back the Red Cross decided to expand our reach in the realm of neighborhood disasters. Instead of only responding to disasters we would implement a program to help […]