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So Did California Survive The Shakeout?
Yesterday was The Great Southern California Shakeout and I’ve been looking around for photos and coverage of what actually happened. Sadly, I can’t find much, but I’m hoping more reports […]
Staying Connected With TroopTube
So you’re a fan of the Red Cross’ Service to Armed Forces on Facebook. You’ve already mailed your holiday card. Maybe it’s about time you made a video. According to […]
Teach Your Children Well…
While sorting through old Red Cross CDs, VHS tapes and cassettes here at the chapter, I unearthed an incredible relic.Hardly containing my 90’s nostalgia from the discovery, I picked up […]
Weather Coverage With Personality
I’m a sucker for anthropomorphism. Earlier this week when the Mars Phoenix Lander sent its “dying” message on Twitter, my heart melted into a big gooey puddle the size of…well, the […]
Fun, Games and Preparedness
Everyone loves a good farmer’s market, and members of the Portland NET program and the Red Cross are no different. Nationwide, neighborhood teams are organizing themselves to respond to disaster […]
Your Job Is Big, Your Cause Is Just
One thing that we don’t share enough on the blog are the little hand-written notes that we get from donors. Julie shared one with me today that I thought was […]
Shake, Rattle, and Drill.
Tomorrow morning at 10am, more than 5 million Southern Californians will all do the exact same thing – and no, it’s not audition for the next American Idol. No, they […]
Know The Top 5 Toy Hazards
Here at the Oregon Trail Chapter, we’re all about keeping people safe. Safe in the water, safe when cooking turkeys and — today — safe from deadly toys. And you […]
Google Tracks Flu Trends Faster Than CDC
One of the disasters we prepare for (see pg. 26 of this booklet) is pandemic flu. (Or “pan flu” as it’s called in preparedness jargon. Although, I think that sounds like […]
One Holiday Project I Don’t Mind Starting Early
If you’re like me, you cringe at how quickly all the billboards and store displays switch into Winter Holiday Mode the instant Halloween is over. I like to take things […]