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A Bloody Good Bath
Refresh post-blood donation with this blood bag shower gel from spinninghat.com. It won’t replace the pint you just gave away, but it will leave you smelling like cherries. Yum! Give […]
Why I Give: Heathman Hotel
Donors don’t always have to give money. Sometimes they give things that are incredibly useful in other ways…things like space. Not outer space (though that would be pretty cool!), but […]
TIME: There’s No Point in Doing Good Badly
At our board meeting tonight, our Emergency Services Director pointed out an article that appeared in the latest issue of TIME magazine. The piece, “There’s No Point in Doing Good […]
Photo Post!
Our Red Cross Flickr page is updated! I wanted to share two links for recent events that occurred along with, of course, Flickr links: 1. Chinese New Year – The […]
Blood & Ink Blood Drive
A few months ago, fellow blogger Lise and I were at the Portland Tattoo Expo telling people that they might still be eligible to donate blood after receiving a tattoo. […]
Beaver Bleeders!
As you may have seen, Oregon State University and the University of Oregon show quite the support when it comes to donating blood. For the past several Novembers they have […]
Video: One Month In Haiti
What makes a bigger impact — words or images? How about both? This “one month in review” video tells the story of the Red Cross’ work in Haiti — what […]
Photos: Singles CPR Gets Hot!
What did you do on V-Day? These fine folks made out with dummies, enjoyed lavish food and drink and learned the skills to save a life. And by fine, I […]
Things I Love: The Dimes’ “Save Me, Clara”
Things I love:Songs that relate to the Red Cross. Clara Barton. Portland bands. So you can only imagine the joy I feel knowing that local band The Dimes have written […]