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Join Our Roadblock Tomorrow 9.19.08

Sep 18, 2008

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

Sep 18, 2008

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 […]

Pena-Fisher Provides Care In Lindale

Sep 18, 2008

Following yesterday’s coverage of an Oregon Red Crosser on NPR, I thought I’d point you in the direction of another one profiled in the Eugene Register Guard. Stephanie Pena-Fisher is […]

Oregon Volunteer On NPR

Sep 17, 2008

If you’re an NPR fan, you might have caught today’s story about Red Cross volunteers coming from all over the country to help Texas with recovery efforts after Hurricane Ike. […]

Another Mapstravaganza. Thanks, Google!

Sep 17, 2008

Google rocks! They made an interactive map of all the shelters on the gulf coast. You can click on the icons for details about each shelter.  And speaking of maps […]

Wildfires Growing In Oregon

Sep 17, 2008

We’ve been so busy thinking about Hurricanes Ike and Gustav, that it’s easy to forget wildfires right here in Oregon. Here’s the latest news from the eastern part of our […]

But I Was Administering CPR!

Sep 17, 2008

Dede may be long gone, but her sense of humor (and love of the Red Cross!) is not forgotten. This morning, she sent us this Tina’s Groove comic that I […]

Hurricanes Are Haters

Sep 17, 2008

Not too long ago, reader Pap commented that the Red Cross needs some cooler t-shirts. I pointed him in the direction of the American Red Cross Loves Threadless competition (you […]

Delivering A Red Cross Message

Sep 16, 2008

On Aug. 25, a letter came into our office, from the International Family Tracing Services: “Dear colleague: In reference to the above, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) […]

Offering Support After Soldier’s Death

Sep 16, 2008

I’m always stunned to find out just how much the Red Cross does on a day-to-day basis and how many little stories almost slip through the cracks. Not because they’re […]