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Drill-a In Umatilla

Apr 22, 2009

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 have […]

Deferred!? Rejection!

Apr 22, 2009

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

Apr 22, 2009

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

Apr 22, 2009

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 […]

Singles CPR: Calling All Men (Again)!

Apr 21, 2009

Real men know mouth-to-mouth. That’s why we need them to sign up for tomorrow night’s Singles CPR class. We ran the numbers and now more than half of the class […]

Sign (Language) Of The Times

Apr 21, 2009

The Oregon Red Cross likes to do things a little different. Whether it’s Comedy or Singles CPR, we think outside the box…and it shows. I got an e-mail this morning […]

“Big earthquake coming sooner than we thought…”

Apr 21, 2009

That’s what the Oregonian headline says. And yes, they may be right. According to geologists it looks like the frequency of big (and I mean BIG) earthquakes in our neck […]

Robots In Service To America

Apr 21, 2009

The year is 2165. Every AmeriCorps and VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) volunteer has been replaced by killer robots. It’s your job to save the world. Long before President […]

I See Dead People

Apr 21, 2009

It’s hard to tell where this New Zealand Red Cross PSA is going at first, but it certainly catches your attention.What kind of disaster do you think hit this community?

POP QUIZ!!

Apr 21, 2009

Do you need to take an International Humanitarian Law class? Take this quiz and find out…1. The Red Lion and Sun: A. Was a proposed symbol that was never adopted. […]