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Flickr Find: Another (Cute) Blood Hero
It seems we’ve had a couple Flickr Finds this week of cute boys who donate blood. This guy’s name is Kevin Farris, and guess what? He’s from Portland, Oregon! According […]
Hey! Like free stuff that saves your life?
If you answered no to this…you may want to seek professional help. The point of this post is, for qualifying individuals (senior citizens and those with disabilities or lower incomes), […]
Fashion Finds: Spring REDecorating
Has spring fever got you itching to redecorate? Well, here are some sanguine selections for updating your abode… The Blood Bucket Lamp. Just the thing to add a splash of […]
Flickr Find: Our Hero
Okay, so this flickr photo has embedding disabled so I can’t post it here, but you should click this link to check it out. This photographer has decided to take […]
How The Red Cross Thinks Green
In honor of Earth Day, I thought I’d post a few ways the Red Cross is responding to global climate change: The Climate Center (er, I mean Centre) Yes, we have […]
Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up
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… [The place names link […]
Drill-a In Umatilla
This month, we’ve been busy with lots of drills; testing our capacity to respond to disasters around the state. Yesterday there was one out in Umatilla…here’s a recap: (BTW, we […]
Deferred!? Rejection!
Last week my mom and I made appointments to donate blood together. Give blood, then “re-hydrate date” at Trebol’s happy hour. Fun! Except for one little thing: I’m deferred from […]
Going Organic In Honor Of Earth Day
Today is Earth Day and I thought I’d do a little investigating and see what help the World Wide Web could give us when it comes to organic products for […]
Meet Loki, The Camping Cat
Loki loved to go hiking and camping. By the time she was 6, she had been up and down the West Coast and seen everything from deserts to mountains. This […]