Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
“GR8” Promise At The G8 Summit This Week
The IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies), just came out with a press release on the G8 Summit* to take place July 8-10th in L’Aquila, Italy. […]
Ready Radio Interview: We Grill The NFPA’s “Principal Gas Engineer” About Grill Safety
With summer in full swing, we’re betting that you’ve pulled out the grill at least once or twice. But firing it up doesn’t have to mean burning the house down. […]
Give A Day, Get A Night
Here at the Red Cross, we’re all about rewarding volunteerism. As you might know, more than 90% of our workforce is volunteers and we couldn’t accomplish just about anything that […]
Ready Radio Interview: Atmospheric Scientist Cliff Mass On Unpredictable Northwest Storms and Modeling Weather on Mars with Carl Sagan
If you thought the weather in the Northwest was too mild or boring – think again! I just finished interviewing University of Washington Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Cliff Mass for […]
Ready Radio Interview: Acclaimed Author Amanda Ripley On Who Survives When Disaster Strikes – and What the Heck Is Going On In Their Brains!
We’re in the midst of recording some fascinating interviews for upcoming episodes of Ready Radio. Last Thursday I got to talk to acclaimed TIME Magazine writer Amanda Ripley, who authored […]
Cooking Up A Storm For Earthquake Relief
I’ve mentioned before that Bravo’s Top Chef loves the Red Cross (see Andrew’s t-shirt here) and now there’s some tasty proof of the mutual affinity…former competitor Fabio Viviani has been […]
Fourth Of July Weekend: No Picnic For Some Local Families
While you were BBQ’ing and otherwise relaxing all weekend, our Disaster Action Team volunteers were hard at work, heading all over the metro area to help families in need. Here’s […]
Bringing Miss Megan To The Blood Drive
Ha! We totally spotted a comic before Dede sent it to us! This Bric-A-Brats comic is called “Blood Drive” and came out in late June. Here’s some of the backstory […]
CNN Takes On First Aid
With only 5 questions, the odds are pretty good that you’ll get everything on CNN’s first aid quiz right…right? Maybe not — the questions are harder than you think. Give […]
“Live to Give” Summer Blood Drive Kick-Off in Pioneer Square 7/3
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: collecting blood during the summer is not an easy task. Blood donations typically decline as regular donors take vacations around major […]