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In Case You Missed It

Oct 20, 2008

Red Cross CPR expert Connie Harvey was on The Today Show this morning. It was a great segment, complete with a heart-warming story and a basic CPR/AED crash course for […]

Disaster Action Team Responses

Oct 20, 2008

On Oct. 18, there was a four-plex fire in Astoria. When the Clatsop County Red Cross Volunteers arrived they assisted 5 individuals with :–A nearby motel. On Oct. 19, there […]

Save The World. For Real.

Oct 17, 2008

Just as I was in the midst of creating some tech-centric business cards to take to WhereCampPDX tomorrow, I stumbled across this super cool Lebanese Red Cross ad. Sleek, simple, […]

Volunteer Gives 7,000 Hours to Red Cross

Oct 17, 2008

Volunteers: If you totaled up how many hours of your life you’ve spent working on behalf of the Red Cross, what would you get? A couple hundred? A thousand? More? […]

Don’t Leave Home Without Your Documents

Oct 17, 2008

If you’ve been following the news about the California wildfires, you might have also seen that Governor Schwarzenegger has signed an executive order to waive fees for replacement documents for […]

Cool Combo: Water Bottle / Flashlight

Oct 16, 2008

OMG! Check out this weirdly cool piece of prepare-aphernalia.  It’s a water bottle and flashlight combined. AND it’s solar powered, which satisfies my love for gadgets both handy and eco-friendly. You can […]

We Traveled The World.

Oct 16, 2008

Here it is. The video you’ve all been waiting for. I actually think it turned out pretty cool. (Yes, I used canned music, and I’m not ashamed!) And a reminder, […]

Disco Could Save Your Life

Oct 16, 2008

OMG. This might be the most awesome CPR-related news ever! Health & Safety team, do you think you can start sharing this important research in your classes? I think it […]

Disasters Change Lives. You Can Too.

Oct 16, 2008

The Magic Fryer video came from last year’s hurricane season, but this year’s is still ongoing. Just to give you a little visual reminder of what the Red Cross has […]

It’s A Great Truck, Ain’t It?

Oct 16, 2008

Now you can check out a Red Cross emergency communications vehicle with the help of YouTube’s Magic Fryer, a 16-year-old who has made an astounding 162 videos on a variety […]