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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 be […]
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 […]
But I Was Administering CPR!
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
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 […]