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DISASTER ACTION TEAM RESPONDS
The DAT team responded to two new cases since last Friday, 7 Nov 08. Two adults in Portland had a major house fire and were assisted with food and clothes; […]
Luv 2 Txt? Text 2HELP!
I got my phone bill the other day and it was insane. I don’t know about you, but evidently I send text messages WAY more frequently than I thought. And […]
Saving A Life At The Athletic Club
Last week I posted a cool story, courtesy of Health & Safety director Stephanie Morgan. In a stunning coincidence, fellow blogger Eldon posted virtually the same thing at the exact […]
Bob Porter: Why I Help
So are we allowed to play favorites when it comes to volunteers? I mean, they are all FABULOUS, but we can especially adore a couple of them, right? Right? Okay, […]
Need An (Almost) New Land Rover?
Now that Veronica Mars isn’t on the CW, I rarely flip to that network. I hope that excuses the fact that I know nothing of the show Supernatural and Jensen […]
Live-Tweeting An Apartment Fire
Abi Weaver, Red Cross communicator extraordinaire in Tampa Bay, sent Robin a message this morning about vhanna26, a woman who live-tweeted a fire in her apartment building this morning. The […]
Come See Us At Wordstock!
If you couldn’t already tell, Robin and I are word buffs. We like puns and coining new terms and writing, in general. We also like reading, as is evidenced by […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Nov. 6, 2008 a family in Forest Grove had a fire in their house. Because of the damage to their home, Red Cross volunteers arrived to help the family […]
Michelle Obama on AmeriCorps and National Service
Yesterday Lise blogged about how the new President-elect has called for a renewed commitment to community service. Well, according to this Newsweek interview, the First Lady-elect intends to personally head […]