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DISASTER ACTION TEAM RESPONDS

Jul 30, 2008

Our DAT responded to one major house fire in SE Portland early this morning. Five adults / roommates lived in the house. Four were home and were assisted with food […]

What’s that house doing in the pond?

Jul 29, 2008

Speaking of Communications… I came across this very cool ad from the Argentina Red Cross the other day. (See larger photo here.) To raise awareness about flooding in the northern, more rural, […]

5.8 Earthquake Shakes L.A. Area – Report From The Ground

Jul 29, 2008

From early reports it looks like it was big enough to shake people up, but not big enough to cause major damage. Apparently it affected cell phone coverage though. Is […]

Red Cross CEO Speaks About Power of Communications

Jul 29, 2008

A while back, Robin and I had a frantic few days getting ready to enter this very blog in a communications competition. We don’t know if we’ve won anything yet, […]

Twilight Release Party: Sign Up Before It’s Too Late!

Jul 29, 2008

You might remember my controversial post about the Breaking Dawn release party at Powell’s this Friday and how it’s going to be “Harry Potter big.” Well, according to the Portland […]

Disaster Action Team Responses

Jul 29, 2008

On July 23, a couple had a fire in their R.V. where they were living. The couple was released from the hospital and came into the chapter for assistance.–A motel.–A […]

Farewell, Old Chap!

Jul 29, 2008

You probably remember Gareth from the English tea party.  It should be self-evident after reading about the lengths to which coworkers went to plan his birthday that we are big […]

More On The Colombian Hostage Rescue

Jul 28, 2008

This morning I listened to a conference call held at National Headquarters regarding the dramatic hostage rescue in Colombia and the inappropriate use of the Red Cross emblem. One of […]

Red Cross Spotting on Wired.com

Jul 28, 2008

Unfortunately we can’t put it in our Flickr group, but I spotted a nice Red Cross photo this morning: an emergency response vehicle in Germany blanketed by the dusty blue […]

Storing Food For A Disaster

Jul 25, 2008

In another example of synergy with Apartment Therapy, I thought I’d point you in the direction of this post, which gives some great examples of how to store food (along […]