Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
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 […]
What Motivates Red Cross Volunteers?
This Disaster Action Volunteer Sums it up. By Volunteer Debra Slade The call to be a volunteer stands out as a powerful testament to human empathy, compassion, and the desire […]
A New Beacon of Hope: Beaverton’s Red Cross Blood Donation Center Opens
Written by Shatabdi Pal, Red Cross Volunteer On a crisp January morning, the American Red Cross and the community gathered to celebrate the grand opening of a new American Red […]
Heart Health Month: What You Need to Know
Harriet Vanderbilt, Red Cross Cascades Region In 2024 alone, the American Red Cross trained more than 40,000 people in First Aid, CPR & AED, water safety, babysitting and other lifesaving […]
Remarkable Red Cross Blood Drive at Southern Oregon University: Seventeen Years in the Making.
By Red Cross Volunteer Shatabdi Pal. In 2024, the American Red Cross faced a dire national blood shortage, with inventory dropping over 25% in July due to extreme summer heat […]
“It’s liquid gold. That’s why donating platelets is important to me”
Written by Isabel Anderson, Cascades Regional Communications Manager David Dodd has been donating platelets for years. He first started donating 12 years ago when his coworker, and friend, was diagnosed […]
John Sheehan Lives His Passion for Serving
By Harriet Vanderbilt, Red Cross Volunteer “I have always had an interest in emergency community service”, declares John Sheehan. A Portland resident, John signed up to volunteer with his Neighborhood […]
Due to Blackfeet Tribe tradition, he never donated blood but now his perspective has completely shifted
Written by Isabel Anderson, Cascades Regional Communications Manager In 1993, Dwayne Cree Medicine witnessed a man hurting a woman, so he stepped in to defend her. The attacker shot Dwayne […]