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Mike Fish: Why I Help
In the coming weeks, the Oregon Trail Chapter will experience an influx of youth and creativity. That’s because our new AmeriCorps members will arrive, kicking off nine months of service […]
Follow-Up: Where Did Our Blood Go?
Remember our new friend Joe? And how he thought he might be able to tell us where our blood went, post-donation? Well, he let us know and it’s GOOD. We […]
What’s Cooler Than Cans?
Last month Lise showed us how to eat in style during disaster. But you know what’s cooler than fancy little cans? A GREAT BIG BUCKET! Costco’s “Emergency Food Kit” is […]
Picking A Red Cross Theme Song
Last week, Robin posted a lovely tribute to the Water Blog in the form of Logan Whitehurst’s “Tokyo Narita.” The Water Blog ran with this idea, posting several other theme […]
Fastest Man Helps China Earthquake Survivors
The Olympic games may have come to an end, but they haven’t been without a lot of excitement along the way. One of the most impressive feats to come out […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, a family in Brightwood had a fire in their house. When the Red Cross Volunteers arrived they helped the family of 3 with: –A client […]
In Honor Of Our Worthy Opponents
I just wanted to finish up BLOG OFF 2008 with a tribute to our opponents at the Water Blog. They’ve been good sports and challenging creative competitors. (And by “they” […]
On Making New (Blog) Friends
Robin and I do our very best to be good citizens in the blogosphere. For us, this means letting people know when we blog about them or their work — […]
Blog-Off 2008: Rated “R” For An Abundance Of Outrageous Gore
So today’s Blog-Off challenge is a tough one — write something for our work blog that is actually NSFW — Not Safe For Work. And, boy, were we up for […]
Those Blood Folks Sure Are Funny…
Here’s a joke, courtesy of Hospital Services: Q: Why are platelets always in a bad mood?A: Because they’re constantly agitated! Evidently this is what happens when you spend too much […]