Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
Red Cross Volunteer on the Blog
Hello everyone, I am a volunteer with the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross. I serve in the emergency services area as a disaster responder. I joined the […]
The First Date From Hell
Would things have gone any better if they had taken Wilderness First Aid classes? At least they’re still holding hands in the video!
Reader’s Digest Helps Gets People Prepared
I don’t usually pick up Reader’s Digest, but I happened to be browsing the June issue yesterday and came across a very cool story: “Save Your Own Life — How […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On June 24, 2008 the Red Cross responded to a single family fire in Colton. The Red Cross disaster volunteers helped the family of 5 with: –A client assistance card […]
What’s That Red Cross Truck Doing Here?
Speaking of awesome voice-overs… you can now hear my voice online! I interviewed my colleague, Michael, a couple of days ago about what Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicles do. (We […]
Survey Says… That’s So Raven!
Last night our celebrity cabinet member, Raven-Symoné, appeared on the popular (and I have to say totally awesome) game show, Family Feud. She and her family all dressed up in […]
Kids Prove To Be Useful
Who knew? I just spotted this story and wanted to share. I’m not sure who I’m more impressed with — the 3-year-old who called 9-1-1 when her mom fainted or […]
Do You Dragon Boat?
We do. From what I can tell from this spreadsheet, the Red Cross Racers made it to the finals of Sub Division Four where they proceeded to come in first […]
Watch a Year of Accomplishments in Just Six Minutes
Last night I experienced my first Oregon Trail Chapter annual meeting and I’m pleased to say that it was a rousing success. We gave out tons of awards to our […]
More NASCAR Goodness
You’ve seen my previous posts about NASCAR and I assure you that I haven’t been won over by the sport just yet…but I will say that these racers seem to […]