Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
We’re Offering Free A1C Testing to All Blood Donors This March
Written by Lucy Weber, Red Cross Volunteer March is Red Cross Month, a time to celebrate the generosity of blood donors who help save lives every day. This year, we’re […]
How Gen Z Volunteers Have Become the Fastest-Growing Red Cross Demographic
Written by Kaylin Cantu, Red Cross Volunteer From Gen Z to Baby Boomers, the American Red Cross Cascades Region is fueled by more than 3,000 volunteers. Currently, Gen Z leads […]
Presidential Award Nominee, Jana Norton Inspires Volunteers Young and Old
By Red Cross Volunteer Isabella Fiello Written by Isabella Fiello The Presidential Award is a prestigious recognition for volunteers around the country; to even qualify, you must have completed over […]
How Volunteering Led Me to Donate Blood — and Find Unexpected Love
By Red Cross volunteer Allison Skoglind Before becoming a volunteer with the American Red Cross, I had never donated blood. A rare hereditary blood disorder called protein S deficiency runs […]
Red Cross Phlebotomist Brianna Buchanan Is Drawn To Donors
By Red Cross volunteer Harriet Vanderbilt “I am a people lover”, declared Brianna Buchanan. When she decided to seek a career in healthcare, she wanted to find a pathway that […]
After the Flood: A Follow-Up on One Family’s Recovery in Paradise Park
By Allison Skoglind , Red Cross volunteer In the weeks leading up to Christmas, heavy downpours triggered an atmospheric river event that put residents of Paradise Park in Estacada on […]
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 […]