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Moonwalk Over To The 80s Flashback Blood Drive!

Mar 10, 2011

TOTALLY RADICAL DUDES AND DUDETTES NEEDEDBreak out your leg warmers and parachute pants on Monday, March 14 – it’s an 80s Flashback Blood Drive! From 1 – 7:30 PM, the […]

Who Knew? Flu Season

Mar 10, 2011

There is nothing I don’t love about Yahoo’s Who Knew videos. So clever! So informative! So much fun to watch! To prove my point, here’s today’s effort, which focuses on […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Mar 9, 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 […]

Save-a-Life Saturday

Mar 9, 2011

Tragedy struck in Tucson when Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, among others, was victim of a shooting. Luckily, several bystanders, trained in vital lifesaving skills were able to sustain the life of […]

Would This Crane Withstand An Earthquake?

Mar 9, 2011

Today, Willamette Week’s Dr. Know takes on a question that I’m sure has been on everyone’s mind:Like most downtown construction sites, the one near my office is dominated by a […]

Spreading The Flames Of Hope

Mar 9, 2011

When housefires happen, people lose everything. And when you think about the fact that fires happen every 80 seconds, you realize that that’s a LOT of precious memories, destroyed in […]

Get The Red Cross Experience and Help Save A Life!

Mar 8, 2011

Haiti. Chile. New Zealand. Our hope is that Oregonians never have to experience a major earthquake, but the reality of a Cascadia subduction zone quake is likely in Oregon’s future. […]

Celebrate Fat Tuesday, Eat A Cupcake!

Mar 8, 2011

What better way to celebrate Fat Tuesday than with CUPCAKES?! That’s right — our incredible friends at Cupcakes Jones have whipped up a special one-day-only promotion. All day long, 5% […]

I’m Walkin’ To N’awlins

Mar 8, 2011

So, I was minding my own business when a convivial thought came to mind… If I could be anywhere in the world AT THIS MOMENT where would I be? The […]