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February: Red Cross Partners with Body Worlds and the Brain!

Jan 31, 2012

Starting Friday, the Red Cross is partnering with Gunther von Hagens’ Body Worlds and the Brain! All blood and platelet donors who present to donate on Friday or Saturday during […]

Winter storm wrap-up and thank you!

Jan 31, 2012

The Governor’s office sent us a nice note – actually they sent it to Tricia who, along with a roomful of incredible staff and volunteers and over 100 responders in […]

A neat story in the O with a Red Cross connection

Jan 27, 2012

By Jim Beseda, The Oregonian. Photo by Motoya Nakamura, The Oregonian A year ago, Jefferson High School’s Deion Guice seemed to be a big-time, big-program college football prospect — until […]

The Most Selfless Vanity Plate In The World

Jan 27, 2012

A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood. This driver “walks the walk” or actually…”drives the drive” by building blood donation awareness via license […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Jan 26, 2012

Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday 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 […]

જીવન સાચવો, લોહી દાન! (Save Lives, Donate Blood!)

Jan 25, 2012

Hidden among the chaotic collection of decrepit alleys, perplexing roundabouts, and weaving rickshaws, there is an unassuming, white building. This structure, surrounded by several Blood Mobiles, is the Bombay City […]

Red Cross Response Continues in Oregon

Jan 24, 2012

The Oregon Red Cross response to the January Winter Storm disaster began on Jan 18. The storm has been accompanied by hurricane force winds in some parts of the coast, […]

Winter Storm Update, Monday January 23, 2012

Jan 24, 2012

Downtown business are protected from flood waters with sandbags in Scio, Thursday. A new storm system is expected to arrive tomorrow. AP Photo The American Red Cross is continuing its […]

American Red Cross, Oregon Region – Winter Storm Update

Jan 21, 2012

The American Red Cross is working around the clock to provide assistance to families and communities impacted by the recent storms. Our Emergency Operations Center has been active since Wednesday […]

Great links to Oregon flood resources and information

Jan 20, 2012

Social Media guru Scott Reuter with Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (an awesome organization, by the way) has posted a great list of Oregon flood resources.He also has some […]