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10 GPS Gadgets That Could Save Your Life

Aug 11, 2009

A few are for pros, and a few are for regular folks like you and me. But ALL of them are pretty amazing.Whether you’re hiking, skydiving, snowboarding, driving, or just […]

Flickr Finds: AED in Par-ee!

Aug 11, 2009

Recognize this lady? It’s Jen Sedell, Oregon Community Action Corps manager (and part of our Red Cross team) standing in France (and it’s actually Sault, not Paris) with a “defibrillateur.” […]

Meet The Scrub Club

Aug 11, 2009

We’ve talked before about the importance of preventing the spread of influenza (and many other viruses) by washing your hands. And now, with H1N1 and flu season upon us, it’s […]

Flickr Finds: A Disaster Response, In Photos

Aug 10, 2009

Did you know that, in Oregon, the Red Cross responds to a housefire approximately every 8 hours? That means that — in less time than it takes you to watch […]

You Have Six Days Left To Enter Your Pie!

Aug 10, 2009

You do remember that this Sunday is the Portland Pie-Off, right? It’s only one of the best events in Portland. Lise and I are getting eager to judge your entry […]

Everybody seems to think I’m lazy…

Aug 6, 2009

… I don’t mind. I think they’re crazy! Remember the lazy-person-friendly blood donor campaign I told you about a few months ago? The one that gives you the chance to […]

“Friend” Bend!

Aug 6, 2009

[Forgive me. I haven’t posted in a week, and I had some pent-up ryhme that I had to use in that headline.] Our buddies down in Bend just started a […]

Red Cross Piggy Bank

Aug 5, 2009

What do you think of this image, from the folks at the Masschusetts Bay (Boston) chapter? Attention-getting, no?

Francisco Teaches Child CPR

Aug 5, 2009

Last week, we posted a video from Portland’s Univision featuring our instructor Francisco Ianni. Great information; wrong video. Now we’ve got the right one, as well as some words from […]

Disaster Response Update

Aug 5, 2009

August 4: Our Direct Assistance Specialist helped a client whose mobile home in Arlington, Ore. was completely destroyed. The fire occurred around midnight and the client slept outside until this […]