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Volunteer profile: Gabe Wihtol – First Aid Service Team (FAST) President
Our Volunteer Profile series offers a weekly glimpse at some of the amazing volunteers who help drive the American Red Cross mission forward. With nearly 1,200 in the state, these […]
Volunteer profile: Carol Gross – Mental Health Volunteer
Our Volunteer Profile series offers a weekly glimpse at some of the amazing volunteers who help drive the American Red Cross mission forward. With nearly 1,200 in the state, these […]
Red Cross Float Ready to Light the Night at Annual Starlight Parade
For the sixth year, the Red Cross is participating in the Starlight Parade, also known as the Portland Rose Festival’s brightest tradition. To learn about this Red Cross tradition, our […]
Volunteer profile: Carl Schellenger – International Tracing Services
Last week we started introducing you to some of the Red Cross volunteers in Oregon who help drive our mission forward. Through these glimpses into their work, you will see […]
SAF (Service to Armed Forces) Participates In Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program
Armed Forces Day occurs annually on the third Saturday of May and celebrates our nation’s brave soldiers. To celebrate, Oregon Red Cross SAF Managers Donna Winker and Linda Jager wrote a […]
Volunteer Spotlight – Melinda Sherrieb
Melinda (Mindy) Sherrieb, a Baker City native and long-time Red Cross volunteer, was surprised when she was honored with a state-wide Special Citation for Exceptional Volunteer Service at the American […]
Oregon Trail Chapter Recognizes Volunteers
Last night the Oregon Trail Chapter put all business aside to celebrate and honor some of our amazing volunteers. During the course of the evening, we ate, mingled and celebrated […]
Red Cross Day at the State Capitol
by Kim Elizabeth Manning, Red Cross volunteer Ready to serve! Upon approaching the Oregon State Capitol Building on Thursday, April 25, it was obvious that the Red Cross was up […]
I’ve Got a Golden Ticket!
In Roald Dahl’s classic book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka hides a Golden Ticket in five chocolate bars which are distributed worldwide. Charlie finds one of these golden […]
A Word from Tyler
Tyler Grant is a one-time AmeriCorps volunteer turned Readiness Specialist extraordinaire. He knows just about everything there is to know about disaster preparedness, and if he doesn’t know the answer, […]