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Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Jul 13, 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 […]

SMACKDOWN! @RedCrossPDX vs. @ChicagoRedCross

Jul 13, 2011

Really, there are no words for how awesome this is. But, as I am a wordsmith, I will use some of them to offer my comments. THINGS THAT THEY GOT […]

Time To Drink And Donate!

Jul 12, 2011

Let’s talk drinking and donating for a minute. Here’s a simple chart: Water + Donating Blood = Good Alcohol + Donating Blood = Bad Soda + Donating Change = Awesome […]

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, […]

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 […]