Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
Portlanders: It’s Time For Burgerville Tonight!
TODAY, Madison High School’s Red Cross Club is hosting a fundraiser at Burgerville! To participate, simply visit Burgerville at 8218 NE Glisan between 4-8pm and 10% of all sales will […]
Understanding Earthquakes and Volcanoes… with snack foods! (Part 1)
There are some easy ways to demonstrate how volcanoes and earthquakes work! Last year I was fortunate to work with Oregon State’s Robert Lillie, a Professor of Geology and Public […]
Red Cross Racing is taking another lap!
NASCAR is starting to get a big Pacific Northwest following thanks to Vancouver driver Greg Biffle. And not only is he promoting racing to the region, but also blood donations […]
The Bystander Effect
Are you familiar with the “bystander effect?”If you’ve taken a psychology class, you might already know about this phenomenon. In short, the greater the number of people present, the less […]
How To Name A Volcano
Now that flights in Europe are resuming and Iceland’s volcanic ash clouds are fertilizing the oceans, our attention is drawn to the “wilting” flower industry. With that said, I thought […]
Volunteering with Blood Services
It is National Volunteer Week and it is worth note that many American Red Cross volunteers work with the Blood Services side of operations. Hundreds of volunteers are needed each […]
Bolting Down The House
Spring cleaning? How about spring seismic retrofitting? That’s what Richard Rosenhaft is doing to his 100-year-old NE Portland home. Like most homes built before 1976, the frame was not bolted […]
The Seismologists Are Coming! The Seismologists Are Coming!
Q: What did one earthquake say to the other earthquake? A: It’s all your fault! I apologize for that painfully bad joke, but I’m willing to bet that downtown Portland […]
Why I Help: Rajina Pradhan Logs Checks, Learns Customs
[In honor of National Volunteer Week, we’re featuring a volunteer every day here on the blog!] Rajina Pradhan came all the way from Nepal just to volunteer for the Oregon […]
Paper? Plastic? Or Tarp?
Plastic bags. Some places won’t let you have ’em. Some places let you make a donation if you skip ’em. Some places even enter you into drawings for free grocery […]