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Protect Your Pooch In Hot Weather
Today’s extreme weather gives us a great opportunity to remind you to think about summertime pet safety as well as people safety.It’s important to be able to identify the symptoms […]
Your Indoor Edu-tainment For A Hot Day
It’s too hot to go out today so stay inside and watch cartoons! Check out this strangely adorable cartoon called Helpman and The Red Cross Red Crescent Principles. In addition […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Wednesday, Aug. 13 the volunteers assisted a family that had a fire in their apartment. The Red Cross volunteers assisted the 1 adult and 3 children with: –A client […]
Get Ready: Hot Weather Ahead
My day has been spenting messing around with our new website. It’s a very cool system, but not without challenges. Anyway, my latest accomplishment is that you can now go […]
Biffle Kidnapper Wants Your Children!
Another day, another threat to Greg Biffle [‘s lifesize cardboard cutout]’s life. This time, the kidnapper seem to be taking Greg on a whirlwind tour of N. Portland. From what […]
In Memory Of Edith Miller
Edith O. Miller, a remarkable friend to the American Red Cross in Oregon, passed away last week at the age of 104. She had been a Red Cross volunteer for […]
Will Cross Blog Take Home Another Award?
Tonight is another night out for Robin and me, as we’re off to the OCIABC Bronze Beacon awards. Being competitive by nature, I love going to these types of things, […]
Love Country Stars…Music, Not So Much
Let it be said that our feelings about country music are not the same as our feelings about country music stars. Right now, I’m impressed with Taylor Swift, who donated […]
Three Things You Should Know…
Just wanted to add three things: 1. I’ve started a poll in the upper right corner of the blog. Vote now for why YOU give blood. I’ll be donating soon […]
Biffle Kidnapping: No Laughing Matter
Lesson learned: the kidnappers have no sense of humor. I sent them a note yesterday, implying that their ransom requests sounded like little more than a picnic in the cafeteria […]