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20-Minute Neighborhoods and Emergency Response: A Potluck Presentation Tonight

Jul 15, 2009

A 20-minute neighborhood is one in which “you can walk to essential amenities and services in 20 minutes.” These “essential amenities” typicall refer to restaurants, schools, parks and other daily […]

A Little Laugh To Start Your Day

Jul 15, 2009

Thanks to our friend Dede for yet another great CPR-themed comic our way… Via DailyINK.com If you want to brush up on your “dance moves,” sign up for a short […]

Together We Prepare Hillsboro

Jul 14, 2009

Just in case you weren’t able to join us in Hillsboro, here are a few photos I snapped during the this weekend’s festivities:

Red Cross Spotting: Loïe Fuller

Jul 14, 2009

We’ve noted before that the Red Cross pops up everywhere. That’s why we created the “Red Cross Spotting” Flickr pool, so that when you spot a cross, you can snap […]

“Wii-PR?”

Jul 14, 2009

So…just like Lise is fairly certain the writers for The Office read our blog (see here, here and here) …I’m pretty sure Nintendo’s game developers are following us as well. […]

More First Aid Myths From The Oregonian

Jul 13, 2009

The Oregonian agrees: some of what you “know” about First Aid is probably wrong. This weekend’s article even puts some hard stats behind that hunch: More than half of 654 […]

A Thank You to Blood Donors

Jul 13, 2009

A few months ago, I told you about a brave little boy from Portland named Alex who was battling cancer. Alex’s fight with T-Cell Lymphoma and his need for blood […]

8 Common First Aid Mistakes And Myths That Make Things Worse

Jul 13, 2009

Have you ever put butter on a burn or heat on a sprained ankle? Well, chances are you were making the injury worse rather than better. A friend sent me […]

Live to Give This Summer

Jul 10, 2009

KGW news reporter Drew Carney donated blood live on the air on Friday, July 3, at the Red Cross Portland Donor Center. Guided by Daphne Mathew, our blood services Communications […]

Weekend Plans…

Jul 10, 2009

What are you doing this weekend? Whether you’re in Hillsboro or North Portland, you’re bound to see Red Crossers out in the community, doing good things. For example, in Hillsboro, […]