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Twilight Release Party: Sign Up Before It’s Too Late!
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 Mercury, […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
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!
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
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
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
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 […]
Historic Head Gear
Just now, while searching for something completely different, I came across this website devoted to the history of Red Cross World War II medic helmets. And since we’ve been discussing […]
Calling All Single Guys (and Gals)!
Okay, fellow singles…here’s your chance to meet people AND help the Red Cross. Head over to Vicinato Wine Bar on August 8 for the Portland Picks for Men singles night, […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Thursday, July 24, 3 families had fire in their apartment in Beaverton. When the Red Cross volunteers arrived they helped the 5 adults and 2 children with: –Lodging in […]
Hola, Dolly!
Victoria, our staffing hero, has been busy today. This morning, I got the heads up that we’re sending six more volunteers off to help with the response to Hurricane Dolly. […]