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Disaster Responses

Oct 13, 2008

There was a fire at a house in Portland on Oct.11, 2008. Because, the single adult could not stay in his house, the Red Cross was called. When the Red […]

New Documentary On The “Donut Dollies”

Oct 10, 2008

Thanks to Julie for tipping us off to this new documentary coming out this Veteran’s Day weekend (Nov. 9th). It’s all about the “Donut Dollies” – Red Cross women volunteers […]

Cross Blog Shines In The Spotlights

Oct 10, 2008

If you’d been following us on Twitter, you’d already know that my PR dreams came true last night when we took home a PRSA Spotlight Award for Cross Blog! We […]

Third Message from Traces Of Hope

Oct 10, 2008

I just got another message from the Traces Of Hope game. Looks like it’s another intercepted message to “Alan Hackston.” I think this one is from “Sukie” again, but I’m […]

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 […]

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 […]