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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! […]

90 Days Of (Amazing) Art

Jun 30, 2011

Growing up, people would note that my parents are both artists, thus prompting the question: “So Lise, do you have any artistic talent?” Sadly, the answer was no. Put a […]

Personal Messages From Japan

Jun 30, 2011

This was brought to my attention by @ChrisRotvik, who has been doing some volunteer work with the Red Cross. The video comes from the Twitter blog, where they shared the […]

Fun With Children’s Toys! (And Monster Asian Carp)

Jun 29, 2011

Really, there are no words…just watch.