Author: Red Cross Cascades Region

Breakfast Of Champions: Get Tickets Now

We’re coming up on the annual Breakfast of Champions event, our yearly look at Oregonians who’ve committed heroic acts. From what I can tell, we’ve got a really great bunch. […]

Singles CPR: Jumpstarting Your Heart

Remember ages ago when I mentioned the — dare I say, BRILLIANT — idea of CPR class for singles? Well, thanks to the help of our wonderful Health & Safety […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

This is the second  post in our new weekly series called the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the major (and sometimes small, but interesting) international Red Cross news […]

We’re A World Watchdog!

For the second year in a row, Cross Blog has made the list of the Top 50 Human Rights blogs. Now I’m not 100% sure that we deserve this honor, […]

The Red Cross Role In Inauguration Events

Did you know that the American Red Cross has been supporting presidential inaugurations since 1909? This year is no exception; the District of Columbia has again requested the help of […]

Disaster Alert: Northwest Floods

I just got the following note in my e-mail and thought it was worth sharing: Lise –Right now is the worst part for the flood victims in Washington and Oregon […]

Disaster Action Team Responses

A family of 4 had a fire in their apartment in Tualatin, on Jan. 12. When the American Red Cross volunteers arrived, the family did have a new apartment to […]

Headed To The Inauguration?

Word on the street is that something big is happening in D.C. on January 20. An inauguration, perhaps? I actually have a personal connection to the event — my mom […]

Jack Bauer: Violating Geneva Conventions

Totally forgot to add one more 24/Red Cross connection… Remember the beginning of the episode when Jack Bauer is seated in front of a senate committee, talking about human rights […]