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Volunteer profile: Gabe Wihtol – First Aid Service Team (FAST) President

Jun 20, 2013

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

Jun 13, 2013

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

May 31, 2013

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

May 23, 2013

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

May 17, 2013

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

May 16, 2013

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

May 3, 2013

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

Apr 26, 2013

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!

Apr 12, 2013

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

Mar 29, 2013

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, […]