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EARTHQUAKE!!!
As mentioned on Monday, today is the start of Earthquake Preparedness Month. To get you in the mood, I thought you might get a kick out of this video, shamelessly […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
In Portland on March 31, during the day, there was a single family fire. The two adults did not know where they could go and what to do. When the […]
A Special Thank You Note
I just received this thank you note from the Japanese tour group I blogged about earlier this week. Pretty cool! We give tours of the building and we try to […]
Donate your blood before Vampire Kitty gets it all!
I heard a rumor that Vampire Kitties won’t attack blood donors. . . Photo from lolcats.com
Are You @Tweepared?
Loyal blog readers know that I’m into design and Twitter. So you can only imagine my enthusiasm about a new campaign that combines those two things with the real love […]
Have Bus, Will Travel
Red Cross volunteers come in all shapes and sizes…and vehicles. Including a really awesome double-decker type bus. I didn’t actually tour the bus, but I was there when this news […]
Flickr Finds: Disaster Relief Snowman
Photo courtesy of Lindsey Weber/American Red Cross
Japanese Student Tour
Wow, it has been a busy month!I wanted to share something that really stood out for me. Last week, I had the pleasure of touring a group of Japanese students […]
North Dakota: How We’re Helping
Just to give you a quick update on how Oregonians are helping out in North Dakota: On Saturday morning, two volunteers from our chapter headed to Fargo to help with […]
No Free Lunch; Yes Free Training
With the economy the way it is, you might be thinking about going back to school. But unless you manage to get into this program, it’s probably going to cost […]