Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Sunday June 22, a family had a fire in their house in Twin Rocks. When the Red Cross disaster volunteers arrived, they assisted the family with:–2 nights stay in […]
Oh Blog Readers, You Disappoint Me…
I am so disappointed in all of you. Not even a guess about the relationship between the Olympic trials and the Red Cross. Sigh. Despite the fact that I’m not […]
Pop Quiz: Olympic Trials and the Red Cross
I know I just gave you a quiz, but here’s the REAL pop quiz of the day: What’s the connection between the U.S. Olympic Team Trials — Track and Field […]
A Lesson on Lightning
I might not be able to predict earthquakes, but I could definitely see the signs of a summer storm yesterday afternoon. The sky was gray, the air humid and rain […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On June 27, 2008 the Portland Disaster volunteers assisted a family of 4, that had an apartment fire on June 24 in Portland with:–A client assistance card to shop for […]
Read Our Profiles, Learn New Stuff
BTW, have you noticed that Robin and I have updated our profiles for your reading pleasure? Okay, there’s not much there…yet. We’ll try to get all the other bloggers to […]
Check Out Our New Shirts!
We got a very cool delivery today…several t-shirts that were used by the Portland Chinese Times to raise money to support China earthquake relief efforts. Here you see the t-shirt […]
Weather Service Warns of Hot Temps This Weekend
It’s officially going to be HOT this weekend — check out the National Weather Service heat advisory announcement. With that said, it seems like perfect time to remind you of […]
Dam!!! Now There Are 2 States With 10,000 Lakes…
Clever, right? And sweet, when you know that proceeds from the sale of this Iowa Flood Relief t-shirt are being donated to the American Red Cross disaster relief fund ($9 […]
It’s Always Time for a Parade!
You saw us at the Starlight Parade. You saw us at Pride. Now look for us at Good in the (Neighbor)Hood! Yup, that’s right. Oregon Trail Chapter staff, volunteers and […]