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Winter Storm Safety

Jan 14, 2012

Winter Storm Safety Checklist Winter Storm Safety Checklist [PDF] Winter storms are predicted for the Portland Metro area this holiday weekend, and maybe into next week. Storms here can range […]

Teen Battles Sickle Cell Anemia Through Education and Volunteer Efforts

Jan 12, 2012

Latay Hammick, 13, promotes the need for donors as she herself faces a blood disorder. Read Latay’s full story in The Skanner and give patients a fighting chance; donate with […]

Superstars of the Civil War Blood Drive

Jan 12, 2012

Students Shahnaz Mooney and Sarah Lowe prove that “leadership is life” with their volunteer efforts Of the millions of lifesaving blood donations made each year to the Red Cross, almost […]

Portland Apartment Fire Displaces Families

Jan 12, 2012

Oregon Red Cross Disaster Action volunteers are responding to an apartment fire on NE San Rafael. Two units were involved in the fire, however the Red Cross is also providing […]

Jan 12, 2012

Without the Red Cross, We Would Have Been Lost In recognition of the 2nd anniversary of the Haitian earthquake, we’ve excerpted this powerful piece that was posted on January 10th, […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Jan 12, 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 […]

Weiss-Parker Family Reaches Year Thirty-Seven in Blood Donation Legacy

Jan 12, 2012

On January 7, 2012, four generations of the Weiss-Parker family assembled at the American Red Cross Red Cross Portland Donor Center, just north of Legacy Emanuel Hospital to give blood […]

This Saturday! Watch and Support Miss Oregon in the 2012 Miss America Competition!

Jan 11, 2012

In our ongoing partnership with Miss Oregon Caroline McGowan, we’d like to invite everyone to watch and support her this Saturday night as she promotes her Red Cross platform in […]

Why Should Red Cross Emergency Gear Look So Sexy?

Jan 10, 2012

If the beauty was just skin deep, the American Red Cross wouldn’t have put their brand on Eton’s Turbodyne series. During a blackout, earthquake, or other scary emergency, aesthetics are […]

2011 Year in Pictures from the American Red Cross

Jan 9, 2012

From responding to record-breaking tornadoes, to rebuilding in Haiti, to teaching lifesaving skills to 11,000 people on Gabrielle Giffords Honorary Save-a-Life Saturday, 2011 has been a busy year for the […]