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Disaster Preparedness Initiative
Our leader and CEO, Maree Wacker, was recently featured on Comcast Newsmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington, hosted by veteran journalist Ken Ackerman.Showing off her scientific chops in describing the […]
We need your Red Cross stories!
For most people, encounters with the Red Cross never go beyond the occasional office blood drive or what they see on the news after a major disaster. It’s hard to […]
Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up
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 […]
Rally For The Big Game With Us!
In anticipation of the biggest football day of the season, the American Red Cross Clark County Donor Center‘s drive this Thursday, February 2nd from 11AM-5PM is football-themed! Presenting donors are […]
February: Red Cross Partners with Body Worlds and the Brain!
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!
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
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
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
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!)
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 […]