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NBA Gives NFL Some Competition
Remember how I said that I like basketball more than football? Well, it was only a matter of time before the NBA (or at least one NBA team) stepped up […]
Hurricane Ike Families Reunited By Red Cross
Another update from Portland disaster volunteer (and Blood Services employee) Daphne Mathew: The American Red Cross Welfare Information Team that deployed for Hurricane Ike is amazing! The welfare team offers […]
Meet Hurricane Bear
Have you seen Hurricane Bear? He’s the costume bear that bizarrely walked on camera during news coverage of Hurricane Ike in Galveston, and various versions of this video have been […]
Some Heavy Weekend Reading
If you’re interested in doing some reading over the weekend, you might take home this new report, released yesterday by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office. The report focuses on whether […]
An E-Mail From Texas
Those of you who know Daphne Mathew know that she’s a Red Crosser extraordinaire. Not only is she my communications counterpart over in Blood Services, she’s also a member of […]
Today is the day we need your help.
Are you participating in the “roadblock” today? If so, please let us know in the comments. We made some dramatic changes to our homepage for today, and today’s blog will […]
Crystle, Meet Daphne.
Some of you correctly guessed that this photo was of Daphne Mathew – our esteemed Pacific NW Blood Region communications director who is currently responding to Hurricane Ike in Galveston, TX. Well, […]
Join Our Roadblock Tomorrow 9.19.08
I’m re-posting this directly from Wendy at Red Cross Chat. We will be particpating in the roadblock on both our blog and website. Look out for it!…Tomorrow, 9.18.08, the National […]
Disaster Assistance Team Responses
The DAT did respond to a family in St. Helens yesterday (bedroom fire). It was a family of 7. Initial motel assistance was provided while the family began their recovery […]