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Wearable Shelter? Or Parka?
As promised, here’s the first totally awesome item from MOMA’s SAFE: Design Takes On Risk exhibit — the Final Home 44-pocket parka.Designed as a wearable shelter, this parka features 44 […]
A Virtual Holiday Card For Heroes!
I’m so excited about this! Remember the other day when I told you about the Holiday Mail for Heroes program? Well some genius thinkers at NHQ have decided to make […]
SAFE: Design Takes On Risk
Let me say that the Museum of Modern Art’s SAFE: Design Takes On Risk exhibit is worth about 100 blog postings. But before I launch into the first of many, […]
SERVICE TO THE ARMED FORCES
Soldier Readiness Programs (SRP) in November. The 41st Brigade Combat Team, Oregon National Guard, is on alert and preparing for mobilization and deployment overseas next Spring. The SRP’s (1-2 Nov […]
Disaster Author to Speak at Volcano Views & Brews Tonight!
Tonight the Mount Hood Institute is hosting its monthly Volcano Views & Brews event at the Lucky Lab NW. And guess who’s speaking this time? Bill Sullivan, author of Oregon’s […]
Who’s Winning The Civil War?
So you’ve been on pins and needles wondering who’s winning the Civil War Blood Drive, right? Well, if you’re an OSU Beavers fan, you’ll be pleased to know that, well, […]
Artists’ Firsthand Accounts of the California Wildfires
[Re-posting since I accidentally left some links out yesterday.] Some things are irreplaceable. Awards you’ve won. Paintings you’ve created. The sense of home you built up in a place over […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Nov. 14, there was a fire in one apartment in Newberg. When the Red Cross volunteers arrived, they found that one adult could not stay in their apartment. The […]
California Wildfire
Today our thoughts are with the folks in Southern California who have lost their homes to the wildfires – and also with our fellow Red Crossers who have been working […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Nov. 15, there was a house fire in Portland. When the volunteers arrived, they found 3 adults had emergency needs that Red Cross could help with: –2 nights lodging […]