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Red Cross Helps Beavertonians After Apartment Fire
Before I even woke up this morning, the Oregon Trail Chapter was already hard at work.In the middle of the night, there was a big apartment fire out in Beaverton […]
Nice Weather for Marching
The sun is finally beginning to show its bright shiny face in Portland, and it looks like it will be lovely weather this weekend. This is great news since we […]
Iowa Boy Scouts Hailed as Heroes
By now, you’ve probably heard the news about tornado that struck a Boy Scout camp last night, killing four teens and injuring 48 people. Though the outcome is tragic and […]
Pairs Picked for U.S. Open Fantasy Golf
Are you watching the U.S. Open golf tourney? If you lived in the Astoria area, you’d be deeply embroiled in the competition, if only because there’s a chance of winning […]
World Blood Donor Day: It Even Has A Theme Song!
There is something you must understand about me. I love theme songs. Sappy ones, silly ones, soaring instrumental ones… I love them all. So you can imagine my excitement this […]
Red Cross at Portland City Council
“I love the Red Cross.”— Randy LeonardPortland City CommissionerFormer Firefighter I just got back from City Council (that’s my back in the photo), where I highlighted our incredible work last […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On May 25, 2008 an adult had a fire in their house in Seaside. When the Red Cross disaster volunteers arrived, they assisted the adult by providing: –A client assistance […]
Just “One Inch of Water” to Drown
Renee Mitchell’s column in today’s Oregonian highlights the most important reason for getting trained in CPR and first aid…being able to save a life — your own or someone else’s. […]
Now’s the Season…
I feel like a broken record. Read this, then sign up. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Midwest Flooding Updates
By the way, you can keep up to date on the national Red Cross response on this special Midwest Floods Blog. And we’ll keep updating you, of course, about what […]