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Red Cross Volunteer on the Blog

Jun 27, 2008

Hello everyone,I am a volunteer with the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross. I serve in the emergency services area as a disaster responder.I joined the Red Cross […]

The First Date From Hell

Jun 26, 2008

Would things have gone any better if they had taken Wilderness First Aid classes? At least they’re still holding hands in the video!

Reader’s Digest Helps Gets People Prepared

Jun 26, 2008

I don’t usually pick up Reader’s Digest, but I happened to be browsing the June issue yesterday and came across a very cool story: “Save Your Own Life — How […]

Disaster Action Team Responses

Jun 26, 2008

On June 24, 2008 the Red Cross responded to a single family fire in Colton. The Red Cross disaster volunteers helped the family of 5 with: –A client assistance card […]

What’s That Red Cross Truck Doing Here?

Jun 26, 2008

Speaking of awesome voice-overs… you can now hear my voice online! I interviewed my colleague, Michael, a couple of days ago about what Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicles do. (We […]

Survey Says… That’s So Raven!

Jun 26, 2008

Last night our celebrity cabinet member, Raven-Symoné, appeared on the popular (and I have to say totally awesome) game show, Family Feud. She and her family all dressed up in […]

Kids Prove To Be Useful

Jun 25, 2008

Who knew? I just spotted this story and wanted to share. I’m not sure who I’m more impressed with — the 3-year-old who called 9-1-1 when her mom fainted or […]

Do You Dragon Boat?

Jun 25, 2008

We do. From what I can tell from this spreadsheet, the Red Cross Racers made it to the finals of Sub Division Four where they proceeded to come in first […]

Watch a Year of Accomplishments in Just Six Minutes

Jun 25, 2008

Last night I experienced my first Oregon Trail Chapter annual meeting and I’m pleased to say that it was a rousing success. We gave out tons of awards to our […]

More NASCAR Goodness

Jun 24, 2008

You’ve seen my previous posts about NASCAR and I assure you that I haven’t been won over by the sport just yet…but I will say that these racers seem to […]