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Tweeting Up At A Blood Drive
If you saw my last post, you know that we’re already planning for a future blood drive “tweet-up.”While I’m sad to say that we won’t be the first to do […]
Why I Love Twitter: A Confession
From the start, I’ve been a Twitter naysayer. I just couldn’t understand how micro-blogging and sharing every little teeny detail of one’s life — right down to the type of […]
How Busy Are We?
If you’ve been wondering about the lack of new content on the blog, it’s because we’ve been busy. Really busy. Just how busy are we? Well, here’s a note from […]
Narrow window to boost blood and platelet collection
American Red Cross has a small window of opportunity to bolster the blood and platelet supply. While some roads remain manageable, Red Cross is asking donors to give blood while […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Dec. 16, there was a trailer fire in Tillamook. Thelocal Red Cross volunteers met with the single adult, and assisted the adult with–Lodging in a nearby motel.–A client assistance […]
Braving The Snow And Ice
Just because it’s cold outside doesn’t mean the number of housefires goes down. In fact, with wood-burning fireplaces, festive candles and flammable holiday decorations, winter is actually our busiest season. […]
Top Five Disasters Of 2008
‘Tis the season for Top Ten and Top Five lists. Everywhere you look, you’ll see lists of 2008’s best books, worst outfits, weirdest science experiments… pretty much everything. And you know […]
Blazing Trails – A Shout Out To Our Wendy
It’s funny how you don’t really realize you’re blazing trails until people start saying, “Wow, this is great. How did you do it?” Our Wendy is getting interviewed on all […]
‘Snow Joke. It’s Cold Out There!
Well, we can’t let today go by without mentioning Snowpocalypse ’08 (as it has come to be known around the Portland blogosphere). Maybe the snow isn’t as deep as you’d […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Dec. 12, 2008 a family of 1 adult and two teenagers had a fire in Milton-Freewater. The local Red Cross volunteers responders assisted the family with: –A client assistance […]