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Blog-Off 2008: What Not To Do
Today’s Blog-Off challenge from moderator Amy Ruiz: It’s photo day! On the theme of “What Not to Do,” give us a photoshopped illustration(s) and snappy caption(s) for something your agency cautions […]
New Mom Saved With Local Blood
When you donate blood, you don’t get the chance to know where it actually ends up. Generally speaking, donors aren’t doing it for the glory…the reward is the warm, fuzzy […]
Crisis Expert Takes Tropical Storm Fay Head-On
We’ve been so busy with the Blog-Off (I sense this is going to be a chronic excuse for a while) that we’ve neglected to write about all the other important […]
Gay or Straight, Give Blood In Style
As a design-savvy Portlander, I’m a little ashamed to admit that I’ve never been inside the Jupiter Hotel. The good news is that you can check it out next week, […]
Red Cross Math
Here’s an equation for you: TOPOFF+ December Floods– Emergency Warming Centers+ Together We Prepare Humboldtx Breakfast of Champions– OTC’s Annual Report/ Best in the West+ Bronze Beacon– Biffle Kidnappingx Blog-Off […]
Blog-Off 2008: This Is Your Brain On Water.
We began this BLOG OFF, in part, because we actually admire the Water Blog and the creative ways they’re teaching Portlanders about water issues. So I was quite happy to […]
Biffle Kidnappers Revealed!
With all the action on the Blog-Off front, we nearly forgot about the kidnapping of Greg Biffle [‘s lifesize cardboard cutout]. If you recall, after a threatening phone call, numerous […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
A family in Portland had a fire in their residence. When the Red Cross Volunteers arrived Aug. 19, 2008 they helped the 2 adults with: –A client assistance card to […]
Where will our blood go?
So this is why our Blog Off entry was posted so late today. Lise and I were giving blood at the Family and Friends blood drive this morning, and it […]
I (Barely) Survived Blood Donation!
After all my talk about giving blood, you might be wondering how my experience went. First. it took a LONG time. We went down at 10:30 a.m. and barely were […]