Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
Lucky to Be Alive after Home Fire Explosion
Liz Coulombe was 15 years old the night her family’s home, a one-hundred-year-old farmhouse in Mosier, Oregon, caught on fire. She remembers “just like it was yesterday.” Decades later, Coulombe, […]
Giving from the Heart on Her Seventh Birthday
In August 2017, local first grader Greta and her family had just returned home from a camping trip on Mt. Hood after celebrating the end of summer vacation. The Eagle […]
Honoring Board Members, Volunteers and Accomplishments at 2017 Annual Meeting
Each year, the Red Cross holds an Annual Meeting for each region to elect new Board Members, thank and bid farewell to outgoing Board members, and to recognize accomplishments for […]
Meeting Emotional and Spiritual Needs
“Most disaster victims need more than just a meal and a safe place to sleep,” says Portland, Oregon-based Red Cross service area leader Tim Serban. “They also need emotional and […]
Sounding the Alarm in Portland
Jimi Hardin was exhausted after a long day of fishing on the Washington coast. He caught several salmon and had started to smoke them on the evening of June 20, […]
Celebrating the Service of Susan Denavit, RN—American Red Cross Winner of the Ann Magnussen Award
Left to Right: Gail McGovern, President and CEO of the American Red Cross; Susan Denavit, RN; and Linda MacIntyre, Chief Nurse While I sip coffee at Starbucks, waiting on my […]
An Interview with Jennifer Van Houten—Incoming Board Chair for the American Red Cross Cascades Region
Earlier this summer, Jennifer Van Houten, a senior vice president with Wholesale Banking Risk Management at U.S. Bank in Portland, assumed governance responsibility as the new incoming board chair for […]
Accommodating Pets and Their Human Companions at the Red Cross Eagle Creek Shelter
Evacuees of the Eagle Creek fire are expressing their appreciation for the accommodations provided for them by the Red Cross. Many emergency shelter residents were glad that their special needs […]
A Recipe for Disaster
Jessica and her family experienced unintended consequences while trying out a new recipe. “It was Father’s Day, June 18, 4:11 pm when the fire occurred,” remembers Jessica Gentile of SE […]
Giving Back after Shock and Heartbreak
When he was just a sophomore in high school, Eugene, Oregon, resident Roy Fluette experienced a home fire that changed his life forever. After coming home from a football game […]