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Don’t Be A Doofus

Oct 10, 2008

Dan Doofus, that is. Poor Dan doesn’t know how to prevent fires. But he’s learning! I watched these short Fire Prevention Week cartoons on my way to work this morning and […]

Kitty Practices CPR

Oct 10, 2008

Okay, not for real. But I just had to post this photo from icanhazcheezburger.com. It’s good to start your Friday off with a little bit of cute.  It seems that […]

UPDATE: Traces Of Hope

Oct 9, 2008

I’ve been meaning to blog this, but it’s been a hectic few days.  The other day I got the second email from the Traces Of Hope game. This time it […]

Wanna Join Our Team?

Oct 9, 2008

Hey, remember how earlier today I said that we might hire you here at the Red Cross? I wasn’t entirely joking. We have a bunch of really terrific jobs open […]

Serving Oregon’s Native American Tribes

Oct 9, 2008

I’m concerned that Red Cross in Oregon has sometimes viewed Native American Tribes primarily as potential donors from proceeds of their gaming operations, or casinos. While I’m fine with asking […]

Doing Even More for Portlanders

Oct 9, 2008

We’re eager to expand our partnership with the City of Portland to meet the needs of even more Portlanders. This morning I delivered the following letter to Mayor Potter and […]

Stop Disasters!

Oct 9, 2008

Game Week might be over, but it doesn’t mean we’ll stop sharing cool sites with you when we find ’em. While researching International Day For Disaster Reduction, I found Stop […]

“Cross” Your Fingers For Us…

Oct 9, 2008

Robin and I have another big night ahead of us…we’re off to the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Spotlight Awards! These honors are given out annually to celebrate the […]

We’ve Got Good News (Blog)!

Oct 9, 2008

Hey, we made the Red Cross’ “Good News” blog! I think they highlighted Together We Prepare Our Neighborhood because it’s still Fire Prevention Week. For those unfamiliar with this particular […]

Disaster Action Team Responses

Oct 9, 2008

Yesterday morning a house slide down a hill into other homes. Ten Red Cross disaster volunteers, responded to this incident doing the following: –Helped 3 families, 7 adults, and three […]