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Disaster Response In The Form Of Snuggles
Did you ever lose something you loved as a kid?I did. When I was six my Snuggle bear was stolen, and I was devastated. I can’t begin to imagine how […]
I’m not afraid anymore!
Jean Loomis wasn’t going to lie about it; she was scared, really scared to donate blood for the first time. A victim of her own anxiety and imagination, she admitted […]
Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the major (and sometimes small, but interesting) international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links […]
Heart Attack? Better Hope You’re Not In A Hotel…
Did you catch this article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal? It’s all about how AEDs — standard equipment on airplanes and in airports, casinos, health clubs and many public buildings […]
Trivia Time! Guess how many…
Okay, so this is sort of like that game where you guess how many jelly beans are in the jar – except in this case it would be really tough […]
Building A Pool Of Oregon Babysitters
There’s a lot of talk here in Oregon about schools moving to a four-day week. Whether it’s about cost-cutting or streamlining to make things more consistent, schools are dealing with […]
Connecting Pets And People After Disaster
I am a dog person. Robin, as you can tell by her love for www.icanhascheezburger.com, is a cat person. But I think it goes without saying that, no matter what […]
Happy Birthday, Barbara!
Just wanted to take a moment to point out this weekend’s article about “volunteer extraordinaire” Barbara Peck. If you haven’t read the article, Barbara just turned an impressive 100 years […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Feb. 22 Two families had a fire in their duplex, in Newberg. When the American Red Cross Yamhill County responders arrived they found 2 adults and 7 children were […]