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Salem Red Cross Is On It!

Oct 27, 2008

Kudos to my colleague Karen Schultz, Executive Director of the Willamette Chapter in Salem. Karen’s getting the word out about preventing house fires through this op-ed in today’s StatesmanJournal.Learn more, […]

Oregon Trail Chapter CEO Abducted by Aliens

Oct 27, 2008

Here is the proof; our “fearless” leader has been abducted by aliens. His whereabouts are unknown. There is a clone now occupying his office which explains a lot of recent […]

S.T.E.P. This Way!

Oct 27, 2008

The small, coastal city of Warrenton, Oregon (pop. 4,500) is taking big steps toward preparedness. I just learned about their brand new (well, started in July) S.T.E.P. initiative. It stands […]

Disaster Action Team Responses

Oct 27, 2008

A family in Portland had a fire in their house in NW Portland, on Oct.24, 2008. When the Red Cross volunteers arrived they assisted the family of 4 with:–Lodging in […]

Hunter S. Thompson on Minor Toilet Articles

Oct 24, 2008

How often do you hear the Red Cross quote Hunter S. Thompson? Well, you will here. I’m posting this as a follow up to Lise’s posts yesterday (yes, that’s two […]

Before another weekend arrives…

Oct 24, 2008

Let me recap last weekend.  As you know I attended WhereCampPDX, a conference that brought together nearly 100 innovative, tech-savvy people to discuss topics related to geo-location. Much to my […]

Slaughter House! This Weekend!

Oct 24, 2008

Okay, so it’s really not my kind of entertainment, but I know a lot of you out there totally dig haunted houses.  And it is for you that I post […]

Gone, But Not Forgotten?

Oct 23, 2008

So I’m just about out of here, after wrapping up lots of press releases and various projects that Robin will get to take all the credit for while I’m gone. […]

Calling All Facebook Users!

Oct 23, 2008

This just in! The Western Union Foundation recently announced a partnership, Our World Gives, with Facebook to give its members the opportunity to vote in support of their preferred non-governmental […]

Pessimist Or Optimist?

Oct 23, 2008

Are you a “glass half full” or a “glass half empty” person? I’d say that I’m the former; somewhat of an eternal optimist. So when I saw the news that […]