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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 disaster […]
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 […]
Pena-Fisher Provides Care In Lindale
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
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!
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
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 […]