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Martin Luther King, Jr. Blood and Organ Registry Drive
Reverend Dr. T. Allen Bethel is a grateful kidney transplant recipient who’s happy to be free from the confinement that kidney disease and dialysis. Dr Bethel, Senior Pastor at Maranatha […]
Singles CPR: We LOVE Where This Is Going…
Just a few little updates on our Singles CPR class, scheduled for V-Day! Yesterday I made contact with the very nice folks over at the Portland Mercury’s Lovelab. If you’re […]
Breakfast Of Champions: Get Tickets Now
We’re coming up on the annual Breakfast of Champions event, our yearly look at Oregonians who’ve committed heroic acts. From what I can tell, we’ve got a really great bunch. […]
Singles CPR: Jumpstarting Your Heart
Remember ages ago when I mentioned the — dare I say, BRILLIANT — idea of CPR class for singles? Well, thanks to the help of our wonderful Health & Safety […]
Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up
This is the second post in our new weekly series called the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the major (and sometimes small, but interesting) international Red Cross news […]
We’re A World Watchdog!
For the second year in a row, Cross Blog has made the list of the Top 50 Human Rights blogs. Now I’m not 100% sure that we deserve this honor, […]
The Red Cross Role In Inauguration Events
Did you know that the American Red Cross has been supporting presidential inaugurations since 1909? This year is no exception; the District of Columbia has again requested the help of […]
Disaster Alert: Northwest Floods
I just got the following note in my e-mail and thought it was worth sharing: Lise –Right now is the worst part for the flood victims in Washington and Oregon […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
A family of 4 had a fire in their apartment in Tualatin, on Jan. 12. When the American Red Cross volunteers arrived, the family did have a new apartment to […]
Headed To The Inauguration?
Word on the street is that something big is happening in D.C. on January 20. An inauguration, perhaps? I actually have a personal connection to the event — my mom […]