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Disaster Action Team Responses

Mar 16, 2009

A second family from the Oregon City apartment fire that occurred March 11, called in on March 13, needing Red Cross assistance. When the American Red Cross volunteers arrived they […]

Gamers Doing Good

Mar 16, 2009

We mentioned the Capcom/Red Cross partnership for the Resident Evil 5 Blood Drive last week. Wondering how it all went? Well, here’s the video: And because the video didn’t have […]

Busy With Breakfast

Mar 16, 2009

This post is going to be short and sweet, as Robin and I have much bigger things on our mind. Like Convention Center big. Like saving lives big. Like biggest […]

Serve America Act to Benefit AmeriCorps

Mar 13, 2009

With discussions of stimulus packages taking place around the country, National Service is certainly among the many undergoing very exciting times! “The Serve America Act (S. 277), introduced by Senators […]

Drills: Testing How We Deal With Pet Snakes

Mar 13, 2009

You’re staffing a Red Cross shelter. How would you work with a client who: Wanted to bring in a pet snake?Was mute and asking for water?Was diabetic and had lost […]

Blood on the Brain

Mar 13, 2009

Since lots of people think I look much younger than I am, I’ve decided to make an effort at appearing (key word, appearing) more mature. Big words make people sound […]

Breakfast of Champions: It’s Egg-cellent!

Mar 13, 2009

If you’re hungry for stories of Oregonians who have performed heroic feats, I’d urge you to scramble on down to the Oregon Convention Center next Tuesday morning for our annual […]

Friday The 13th: A Lucky Day?

Mar 12, 2009

Did you read this story about how unlucky 2009 is? Why? Because we’ve got THREE Friday the 13ths happening this year, with one happening tomorrow. But for people who are […]

Red Cross First Aid On The Doctors

Mar 12, 2009

I don’t watch a lot of daytime television because, well, I’m at work. But maybe you do? If so, make sure to tune in to The Doctors on KPTV (Fox […]

Don’t Forget: It’s Still Red Cross Month

Mar 11, 2009

March may be 1/3 of the way over, but it’s never too late to remind you that it’s still Red Cross Month. We’re not the only ones who know it. […]