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POWs Pay Back “Debt To Humanity”
Little to no food. Hard labor. Disease and sickness. Sights described as “man’s inhumanity to man.”These are the things that Australians Frank Cox and John Crooks experienced some 65 years […]
The First Clue Has Arrived!
We’re off and running with Traces Of Hope, the first-of-it’s-kind Red Cross alternate reality game. This morning I got an email from “Joseph.” It said: Hello how are you? My name […]
Testing First Aid Skills in Hungary
Today’s a bit of an international day on Cross Blog. Robin’s going to bring you the latest updates from Joseph in Hopetown (have you been playing?) and I have some […]
Proof That I “Saved” A Life
I totally passed the drill! This is my shiny new CPR certification card (which also, apparently, doubles as an eyepatch.) It says, “This recognizes that Robin Parker has completed the requirement […]
Hurricane Is The New Black
Thanks to Ike, hurricane gear has become a fashion trend! (See Hurricanes Are Haters and Hurricane Socks.) The latest Ike-inspired tee is simply called I Survived Ike. Designer Michael Porter […]
Legislation Passes; $130M Heading Our Way
We received some very exciting news this morning…I’ll let GMcG share it with you: “In response to our request, Congress has passed legislation that includes a $100 million appropriation for […]
A Yummy Bit Of Portland History
If you grew up in Portland as I did, you surely remember Farrell’s ice cream parlor. I celebrated many birthdays at the Weidler location and loved the old-fashioned candy store, […]
Disaster Team Responses
At 4:00 am a family had a fire in there house in Portland. The family of 6 needed a place to stay, food to eat and some clothing. The Red […]
There are drills for earthquakes and tsunamis. Why not for CPR?
We had our first annual CPR drill today. Becky, Eldon, and Dave made surprise visits to our offices and graded us as we “saved” them. And guess what? I passed! […]
Meet Casey, The Medal Detector
Did you hear the story about the Olympian who lost his gold medal? If you missed the connection, detector Casey Taylor is generously donating half her reward money ($500) to […]