Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
Warning Labels That’ll Make You Laugh
Sometimes I feel a little like your mom. I’m the one who’s always reminding you to drop, cover and hold on…or learn CPR…or change the batteries in your smoke detector. […]
Blood Donor Spotlight: Craig Cline
Craig Cline of Salem, Oregon has been donating blood for 26 years. Today he is scheduled to give his 160th pint of blood at the Red Cross. Craig donates blood […]
Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]
Please (don’t) Ignore the Man Behind the Big Red “X”
Something incredible has just come to my attention. It’s called Safety Graphic Fun and it’s a blog dedicated to the graphics and signage that make our world little safer. The […]
Zombies vs. Robots: Who Will Win?
Zombies or Robots? You all know our preference, but the answer of who will rule the world will be definitive at on Saturday, March 13 when Zombotica comes to Dante’s. […]
A Bloody Good Bath
Refresh post-blood donation with this blood bag shower gel from spinninghat.com. It won’t replace the pint you just gave away, but it will leave you smelling like cherries. Yum! Give […]
Why I Give: Heathman Hotel
Donors don’t always have to give money. Sometimes they give things that are incredibly useful in other ways…things like space. Not outer space (though that would be pretty cool!), but […]
TIME: There’s No Point in Doing Good Badly
At our board meeting tonight, our Emergency Services Director pointed out an article that appeared in the latest issue of TIME magazine. The piece, “There’s No Point in Doing Good […]
Photo Post!
Our Red Cross Flickr page is updated! I wanted to share two links for recent events that occurred along with, of course, Flickr links: 1. Chinese New Year – The […]
Blood & Ink Blood Drive
A few months ago, fellow blogger Lise and I were at the Portland Tattoo Expo telling people that they might still be eligible to donate blood after receiving a tattoo. […]