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Jul 3, 2012

Donating blood – it’s as American as Apple Pie On Wednesday, July 4, the American Red Cross Portland Donor Center on  3131 North Vancouver will host its Celebrate Freedom Blood […]

Jul 3, 2012

Deployed to Colorado – A day in the life of a Red Cross volunteer submitted by Chuck Bennett John Venner heads to Colorado Springs The alarm clock goes off at […]

Jun 29, 2012

Oregon Red Cross responds to Colorado wildfires Oregon Red Cross volunteers have been deployed to Denver, Colorado to help facilitate response and recovery operations for wildfires in and around Colorado […]

Summer Shortage

Jun 28, 2012

(Re-posted courtesy of Erin Ferris at redcrosschat.org) The arrival of summer means pool parties and backyard barbeques, spitting watermelon seeds and roasting hotdogs over a campfire, catching fireflies at dusk […]

Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up

Jun 27, 2012

Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you.  It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]

Jun 26, 2012

Just wanted to pass along this story that exemplifies how, even by small actions, Red Cross volunteers can make a difference: In this case it was preparedness volunteer Alex Roy […]

Emergency Need for Blood & Platelet Donors!

Jun 25, 2012

The American Red Cross has an emergency need for blood & platelet donors of all types. The blood supply has reached emergency levels with 50,000 fewer donations than expected in […]

Ticket to Summer Fun Winners! (So Far)

Jun 21, 2012

Congratulations to Kathryn A. from Independence, Oregon and Shawn O. from Camas, Washington, our first hotel/resort stay winners for the Ticket to Summer Fun blood donation campaign! The American Red […]

Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up

Jun 20, 2012

Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]

We’ve Been Busy This Summer!

Jun 18, 2012

We’ve been busy this summer! Starlight Parade, Pride NW parade and coming up this Saturday is Good in the Neighborhood parade…thanks to everyone for cheering us on!