Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
Follow-Up: CPR Class For Singles!
The results are in. It may look like only 50% of you liked the idea of a CPR class for singles, but really, 100% of the actually single people said […]
Firefighter Rescues Cat with CPR
My sweetie sent me this story this morning. (Everybody on cue now, “awww.”) NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP/WPRI) – A New Bedford cat is alive thanks to a firefighter who performed […]
Haiti and Cuba: What We’re Doing
If you’re anything like Blake (and own a television), you’ve surely seen images of devastation in Haiti and Cuba caused by the recent hurricanes. One thing you might be wondering […]
Preparing Your Pet In A Disaster
By this point, most of you know that my extraordinary blogging prowess isn’t confined to Cross Blog…I also write for Apartment Therapy. This month, AT is focusing on pets — […]
Intl. Humanitarian Law, Taught By The Best In The Nation
If you’ve ever taken a class, you know that the instructor makes all the difference. Engaging instructor = lots of fun. Boring instructor = a complete waste of your time. […]
Being Red Cross Ready
You never know when or what may come your way, that is why it so important to Be Red Cross Ready. This was recently put to the test by one […]
Meet One Compassionate Kid
Meet Blake. This adorable seven-year-old was watching OPB last night (smart kid, no?) and saw the devastation that Hurricane Ike was causing in Haiti. He told his parents to come […]
Win A New TV With Project:PLASMA
The fall TV season is just around the corner and OTC is simply buzzing with excitement. We can’t wait to see more over-the-top action on Lost, more grumpy life-saving on […]
I get to post another lolcat!
It’s no secret that I am a fan of ICanHasCheezburger.com – the website that lets people put ridiculously misspelled captions on adorable/weird photos of cats. It makes me particularly happy when I […]
Saving A Life At The Nail Salon
Just received this story by way of our Emergency Services staff and wanted to share it with you: I went to a nail salon in Wilsonville to have a pedicure […]