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Swine Flu And You: More Ways To Prepare

Apr 29, 2009

Today the Red Cross released our official recommendations for swine flu preparedness. It’s a good checklist for staying healthy and being ready should you need to take a few sick […]

Fire Preparedness by the Numbers…

Apr 29, 2009

Following up to the post on the Oregon Trail Chapter’s weekend mitigation project, here’s a more numerical layout of what the Red Cross accomplished during the Hazelwood and Mill Park […]

Cheap Ice Cream Alert!

Apr 29, 2009

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream…especially when it’s just 31 cents. If you head over to participating Baskin Robbins’ stores tonight from 5-10 p.m., you can […]

Disaster Action Team Responses

Apr 28, 2009

On April 24, a family had a fire in their mobile home in Boardman. The family lost everything they own in the fire. The American Red Cross volunteers from Morrow […]

Swine Flu and You.

Apr 28, 2009

The recent news on Mexico’s virulent flu strain is important to publicize. Public health depends not just on the preparedness of first responders and hospitals, but individuals taking initiative in […]

Meet Floyd Pitts, Chief Diversity Officer

Apr 27, 2009

This morning, we had a very special visit. Floyd Pitts, Chief Diversity Officer for the American Red Cross, stopped by our chapter and hosted a roundtable discussion about diversity and […]

Helping Out In Hazelwood

Apr 27, 2009

Well, we did it. Over the weekend, dozens of Red Crossers headed to outer SE Portland’s Hazelwood and Mill Park neighborhoods with a message of preparedness. And residents heard it […]

Myth-Busting: Blood Donor Eligibility and Blood Pressure

Apr 27, 2009

Q: I have low/high blood pressure; am I eligible to donate blood? A: Depending…read on! According to the Red Cross Blood Eligibility Guidelines, people with high blood pressure still might […]

Preparing Our Neighbors…

Apr 24, 2009

This weekend, Red Cross staff and volunteers will be delivering the message of preparedness and prevention through our “Together We Prepare Hazelwood and Mill Park” project. In order to best […]