Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
Who’s Your Hero?
Let’s talk about heroes for a second. No, I’m not talking about the TV show…though didn’t you love last week’s episode with Sylar’s backstory? And aren’t you looking forward to […]
Calling All Gamers: The Great Shakeout Continues…
What 5 million Californians did yesterday was only the beginning. The Great Shakeout will continue online for the next three weeks in an alternate reality game. Appropriately named Aftershock, the game […]
So Did California Survive The Shakeout?
Yesterday was The Great Southern California Shakeout and I’ve been looking around for photos and coverage of what actually happened. Sadly, I can’t find much, but I’m hoping more reports […]
Staying Connected With TroopTube
So you’re a fan of the Red Cross’ Service to Armed Forces on Facebook. You’ve already mailed your holiday card. Maybe it’s about time you made a video. According to […]
Teach Your Children Well…
While sorting through old Red Cross CDs, VHS tapes and cassettes here at the chapter, I unearthed an incredible relic.Hardly containing my 90’s nostalgia from the discovery, I picked up […]
Weather Coverage With Personality
I’m a sucker for anthropomorphism. Earlier this week when the Mars Phoenix Lander sent its “dying” message on Twitter, my heart melted into a big gooey puddle the size of…well, the […]
Fun, Games and Preparedness
Everyone loves a good farmer’s market, and members of the Portland NET program and the Red Cross are no different. Nationwide, neighborhood teams are organizing themselves to respond to disaster […]
Your Job Is Big, Your Cause Is Just
One thing that we don’t share enough on the blog are the little hand-written notes that we get from donors. Julie shared one with me today that I thought was […]
Shake, Rattle, and Drill.
Tomorrow morning at 10am, more than 5 million Southern Californians will all do the exact same thing – and no, it’s not audition for the next American Idol. No, they […]
Know The Top 5 Toy Hazards
Here at the Oregon Trail Chapter, we’re all about keeping people safe. Safe in the water, safe when cooking turkeys and — today — safe from deadly toys. And you […]