Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
Clara Barton Lives on Through our Volunteers
Written by Kaylin Cantu, Red Cross Cascades Volunteer December 25 marks the birthday of humanitarian icon Clara Barton. While most famously remembered for founding the American Red Cross in 1881, […]
From Survivor to Volunteer, More Red Crossers Inpired to Help After Devastating Floods
Written by Allison Skoglind, Red Cross Volunteer As floodwaters swept through communities in Washington state, American Red Cross volunteers from the Cascades region quickly answered the call, traveling far from […]
Meet Ron Johnson, Red Cross Volunteer Extraordinaire
By Red Cross volunteer Harriet Vanderbilt Whether in the Red Cross office or classroom or on deployment, Cascades Region volunteers will find Ron Johnson energetically working to build stronger programs […]
How An 8 Year-Old Turned a Leukemia Diagnosis Into a Powerful Force For Good
Written by Katherine Liu, Volunteer All smiles and a positive attitude while Olivia undergoes treatment and blood transfusions! Leukemia is a type of blood cancer in which the production of […]
A Disaster Manager Looks Back on the 2020 Oregon Wildfires
Written by Patricia Griffiths, Cascades Communications Volunteer On September 7, 2020, high winds surged across Oregon, spreading a few small wildfires into multiple roaring conflagrations. More than one million acres […]
Katrina Long Traded 50K Trail Run for a Hospital Bed After Sudden Health Scare Ahead of 50th Birthday
By Patricia Griffiths, Red Cross Volunteer Katrina Long had been preparing to celebrate her 50th birthday by trail-running a 50K; instead, she ended up in the hospital, gasping for air. […]
Five Years Strong: Julie Bolt’s Journey Sparked by Oregon’s 2020 Wildfires
By Katherine Liu, Red Cross Volunteer When wildfires tore through Oregon in 2020, thousands were forced to flee from their homes. The year saw the most destructive fires on record […]
The Red Cross Remembers the 1936 Great Fire of Bandon, Oregon
By Julie Furnas A little-known fact about the city of Bandon is that its former name was Averill until 1874 when Lord George Bennett renamed the city after his birthplace […]
Wildfire Season is Approaching Fast – Get Ready Now! May is Wildfire Preparedness Month.
By Patricia Griffiths, Red Cross Volunteer Brown skies, stinging eyes and poor air quality are some of the memories Oregonians living near urban areas have of wildfires in 2020 and […]
Red Cross Blood Transportation Volunteer Marks 5 Years on the Job
Every year, the Red Cross Cascades Region collects about 182,000 units of blood from our generous donors. But, that is just the first step in the process. We rely on […]