Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
As a Teen, She Was the Only Survivor of a Plane Crash. Today, She’s Giving Back Through Blood Donation
Written by Katherine Liu, Red Cross Volunteer While Kate Robinson donates blood with the Red Cross today, she was once on the other side of the equation. Decades ago, an […]
50 Years of Service: One Nurse’s Journey Through the Evolution of Blood Medicine
Written by Allison Skoglind, Red Cross Volunteer The American Red Cross recently hosted a celebration honoring Marcia Raisanen’s remarkable 50 years of service. What was scheduled to be a two-hour […]
Air Force Veteran Continues to Fight to Save Lives By Giving 40 Gallons of his own Blood.
By Red Cross volunteer Patricia Griffiths “I am feisty!” exclaimed Ken Dale, an 82-year-old Air Force veteran and resident of West Linn, Oregon, as he gets ready to donate his […]
Happy 145th Birthday to the American Red Cross!
Highlighting our role in history in the face of disasters Written by Harriett Vanderbilt, Red Cross Volunteer On May 21st, the American Red Cross will celebrate 145 years of dedicated service to […]
Portland Baker Finds Sweetness in Red Cross Volunteers
By Colleen Hathaway Scary Storms and Flooding It was spring break, 2026 in Maui and Marilyn Devault, 77, her daughter, 47, and her granddaughter, 11, were looking forward to a […]
Finding Hope After the Flames: How Volunteers Supported One Family After a Devastating Home Fire
By Red Cross Volunteer Allison Skoglind A Sudden Emergency at Home It started as a routine afternoon for Robert Williams—a simple plan to fry fish on the back deck for […]
Gen Z takes the lead at the Red Cross; meet volunteer Maya Iyer
Written by Isabella Fiello, Red Cross Volunteer April is Volunteer Appreciation Month and our volunteers fuel our mission. One of our fastest growing generations are Gen Z and Maya Iyer, […]
“Candlelighters for Children with Cancer” and the Red Cross to Collect Life Saving Blood
By Volunteer Patricia Griffiths The soft, furry warmth of a stuffed animal relaxes a scared cancer-stricken child’s hand, inviting her to sleep. Her parents stay close by, and they, too, […]
How Giving Blood Changed a Donor’s Life
By Katherine Liu, Red Cross Volunteer When Katherine Boyd stepped into a blood donation over three years ago, she neverexpected the experience to change her life. In 2018, Katherine was […]
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 […]