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VIDEO: Salem Volunteer Describes Joplin Devastation
Dr. Pat Lacy of Salem describes her experience volunteering with the Red Cross in Joplin, Missouri.
Today Is World Blood Donor Day!
In 2011 alone, nearly 6 million people across America may require a blood transfusion. With no substitute for human blood, those in need rely on the kindness of donors. Through […]
June 18: Are You Ready? Class
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Let’s Prepare Like It’s 1979
The bread of my weekend sandwich came in the form of two visits to the movie theater. One of those slices had the processed, fluffy goodness of Wonder Bread and […]
Are You Prepared?
Regardless of where we live, it is always a good idea to be prepared for an emergency or natural disaster. The recent severe weather to our east is a good […]
Roses are Red (Cross)
It’s hard to miss all the tents, rides, and ships on the Portland water front. That means we are in the midst of the Portland Rose Festival, and the Red […]
A little blog-love for one committed woman:
Today I had the pleasure of delivering a disaster preparedness presentation to some of the employees at Ashland Inc. www.ashland.com We were invited by Kim Nutt, the Portland plant’s head […]
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 […]
FEMA Challenge Winners…And A Request
Our friend James Roddey sent me a note yesterday that tipped me off to FEMA’s Challenge Award contest winners. [How I missed this entire contest, I have no idea!] Here’s […]
VIDEO: Count On Us
I’m not sure how much you know about the AmeriCorps program, but I’ll attempt to describe it in one word…invaluable. Thanks to AmeriCorps, nonprofits nationwide have incredible people on their […]