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Who Uses the Red Cross in a Disaster To Pick Up Women?

Jul 21, 2008

Okay, so Oregonian John Richards didn’t exactly INTEND to pick up women, but pick up one he did…Iowan Michelle Peterson, who he’ll marry this coming Saturday in Portland.As John says, […]

RE: Monkeys. Be Prepared For Anything.

Jul 21, 2008

This comic (via comics.com) is too funny. My coworker, Dede, has already printed it out and put it on her wall.  Hm… I wonder what prepare-aphernalia would be recommended for […]

Student Learns Lesson in Responsibility

Jul 21, 2008

Every once in a while, Cross Blog gets a hot tip from our fans. This time it’s a very special note, received by instructor Becky Vogely: Dear Ms. Vogely,I took […]

Disaster Action Team Responses

Jul 21, 2008

On Saturday, July 19, a family had a fire that destroyed their house in Portland. When Red Cross volunteers arrived, they assisted the family of three with: –A client assistance […]

It’s not just in the Portland area…

Jul 20, 2008

I just saw this article and had to post it. Apparently it’s not just our Chapter that has been responding to an unusual amount of house fires. The Register-Guard reports 30 house […]

Yes, Bear Attacks Do Happen

Jul 19, 2008

So, a few weeks ago, I posted this and you immediately thought to yourself, “Oh Lise, do you REALLY think I need to know how to survive a bear attack?” […]

Unusual Frequency

Jul 18, 2008

So, yeah, it looks like we have actually been responding to more fires than usual lately. Yesterday, Rodney in Emergency Services sent out a special volunteer recruitment email that started […]

Britt Goes To Iraq

Jul 18, 2008

When most people think of the Red Cross, they think of blood, disasters and first aid/CPR. What they don’t often think of — especially here in Oregon — are the […]

Disaster Action Team Responses

Jul 17, 2008

On Wednesday, July 16, 2008 an adult and 2 children had a fire in their house in Sandy. When the Red Cross volunteers arrived, they helped the family with: –3 […]

Need a profile picture? Here you go!

Jul 17, 2008

Speaking of sleek icons, check out these new avatars you can use to show your Red Cross pride! Use them as your icon on Twitter, Flickr, Friend Feed, IM or whatever […]