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CONTEST: Where’s Annie?

Jul 11, 2011

Help! One of our manikins is on the loose!She’s been spotted all over town — at the Rose Quarter, at the Zoo, at OMSI and, in my favorite adventure, hangin’ […]

Red Cross Blood Supply Drops

Jul 11, 2011

The American Red Cross Pacific Northwest Blood Services Region today issued an appeal for blood donors. Find a blood donation opportunity near you or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) Many donors […]

Oregon Business Preparedness Survey Results!

Jul 8, 2011

First, let me offer a few words of thanks to Oregon Business and CFM Strategic Communications for putting together a survey about business preparedness that captures information the Oregon Red […]

Blood Donors Grateful When Tables Turn

Jul 8, 2011

The number of people giving blood has dropped this summer and the American Red Cross reminds people that hospital patients need blood seven days a week, 365 days a year, […]

Good Advice

Jul 7, 2011

File this under “funny because it’s true.” While tweeting info about emergencies is a great thing, please make sure to first attend to the disaster at hand. [Via failblog. Hat […]

Cat Rescue In Minot, ND

Jul 7, 2011

When the Red Cross does damage assessment, we also get to rescue stranded cats! How awesome is that?! Red Cross damage assessment team rescues cat in flood from Ron Frank […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Jul 6, 2011

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 […]

Come “See” Portland Blood Donors at Upcoming Art Exhibit

Jul 5, 2011

Through voluntary photos of Red Cross Portland Center blood donor arms, artist MaryAnn Puls has contributed to a larger exhibit entitled “The Hunt,” showing at the Hoffman Gallery from July […]

VIDEO: The Beginnings of the American Red Cross

Jul 5, 2011

After a weekend filled with BBQ, biking, pool partying (yes, I FINALLY have friends with pools!), fireworks and so much more, my patriotism is still going strong. If you’re feeling […]

Friday Final Cut

Jul 1, 2011

It’s Friday, and once again we find ourselves with a plethora of stories. So here’s your final cut…everything that we wanted to share, but don’t have time to blog. Enjoy! […]