Now that I’m back in Portland (after having survived a horrendous 12+-hours in the Baltimore airport which Delta customer service will be hearing about), I thought I’d finish re-capping the […]

Lise just returned from the 2008 National Convention, and she brought back some souvenirs for her hard-working staff. T-shirts from the Threadless.com “American Red Cross Loves Threadless” t-shirt design competition! […]

Just in. Late report: The Disaster Assistance Volunteers did also open a case and assisted a Single Family Fire in Estacada, Clackamas County, last Friday, March 28th. Three adults and […]

Columbia County Disaster Volunteers responded to a Single Family Fire in St. Helens on March 29th. They assisted four adults with food and clothes. The Metro Disaster Assistance Volunteers responded […]

In case you don’t live in Portland or are reading this blog while vacationing on some sunny beach in the tropics and aren’t aware of the current weather in Portland…it’s […]

While Lise is off frolicking with costume-clad volunteers at the Red Cross convention in Baltimore, we’re having our own celebration of sorts. The Family and Friends Blood Drive. Down in […]

The Oregon Trail Chapter DAT presently assisting a family of five displaced by an early morning fire in Yamhill County. Homeowners being assisted initially with food, clothes, shoes and motel […]

So even though we’re really on Day 3, I’m blogging about yesterday. Which was pretty amazing. Since there’s so much to write, I’m just going to mention some highlights that […]

Yes, that’s right. I’m here in Baltimore, blogging straight from the Red Cross National Convention. It really hasn’t started yet — most workshops will happen tomorrow — but I already […]

The Oregon Trail Chapter responded to a duplex fire in Yamhill County last night. Two families (total of 8 clients) were assisted.