All Posts
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Jan. 30, 2009 a family had a fire in Tualatin. The family does have homeowners insurance but did need Red Cross assistance. When the American Red Cross volunteers arrived, […]
Singles CPR: Where Are The Girls At?
Just a note to say that the metrics are WAY off on our Singles CPR class. Right now, we’ve got a whopping 84% attendance from GUYS. This surprises me; perhaps […]
That Big Sports Thing This Weekend…
This morning, someone asked me if I liked the Steelers on my way into work. My response? “That’s a football team, right?” Clearly (and I’ve mentioned this on the blog […]
Did you know?
While reading this article about an Oregonian nominated to be the White House gardener, I learned this bit of historical trivia: President Woodrow Wilson brought in sheep to graze on […]
Hands of Peace
Okay, yes, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was 9 days ago… but I just now found the video that the Daily Astorian did for the super sweet Hands Of Peace […]
Video: Emergency Warming Centers
Check it out. Portland Foursquare Church made a video about their involvement in the emergency warming center efforts this winter. They have lent their building as a warming center location […]
Reaching Oregon’s Growing Latino Community
I had a great lunch today with one of Oregon’s most prominent Latino leaders: Gale Castillo. Gale is the President of the Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber and a member of OTC’s […]
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 nice little bite-sized […]
Extreme Makeover: Life-Saving Edition
American Red Cross Arizona Blood Region welcomes “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” team. This week, the cast and crew of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” traveled to Tucson, AZ to tell 14-year-old […]
Impending Eruption In Alaska
Researchers at the Alaska Volcano Observatory say that Mount Redoubt may erupt within days. The mountain, which lies about 100 miles to the southwest across the Cook Inlet from Anchorage last […]