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Disaster Action Team Responses
On Monday, July 7, 2008 3 families had a fire in their apartment in Portland. When Red Cross disaster volunteers arrived, they assisted 5 adults and 3 children with:–3 nights […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
The long Holiday weekend (4 – 6 July 2008) saw activity for the DATs: An apartment complex in Milwaukie had a lightning strike during last week’s thunder storm. A small […]
Burundi Refugee Story Goes National
There’s nothing more fun (read: lazier) than repurposing stories for multiple publications. Take, for example, the sweet story of Beaverton’s Jacob Kabura, a Burundi refugee. Not only did I send […]
One Hour To Vote On Our New Domain Name…
We’ve had 26 votes so far, including those of you who’ve voted from both home AND work (I know who you are). It’s neck and neck between www.oregonredcross.org and www.redcrossoregon.org, […]
Capturing Humanity Through Photography
My sweetie went to San Francisco last weekend and brought me back something super-exciting… An invitation to a Red Cross photo exhibit! (Okay, it’s really just a postcard for it. […]
Reminder: Time to check your smoke detectors!
Yesterday one of my friends posted on twitter “First Sunday of the month–time to check your smoke detectors!” He posts these reminders every month, and he’s not even a Red […]
Study: Extreme Heat Waves Ahead
Being a native Oregonian, it should be no surprise that I love the weather around here…most of the time. Last weekend, it got HOT — heading into the triple digits […]
Bella’s Ball: Books, Blood and Vampires
We’re I’m not a Harry Potter fan, but we I know people (and they’re our my age…and older!) who are. For those of you who like waiting in line for […]
i’ming for a good cause. Yes, that’s a word. Read on…
Today’s the day for you to email and instant message your heart out. Send “Happy Day Before Independence Day” messages to everyone you know! Why? Because it’s American Red Cross […]
Help Pick Our New Domain Name — Vote Now!
Just a reminder before we all leave on a long weekend… If you haven’t done so already, please visit the blog and vote on the options for our new domain […]