Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
Volunteers Head To Midwest After Strong Storms, Flooding
Whew! Monday morning has been busy already. Over the weekend, you might have heard about the terrible storms and devastating flooding that has hit the Midwest. While the American Red […]
The Oregonian Redeems Itself!
Just about a month ago, I took The Oregonian to task for warning readers about the importance of being prepared while directing them to absolutely no resources to actually go […]
What? TV is sometimes unrealistic?
Speaking of CPR in the movies, and unrealistic CPR scenes on TV… Studies in both the New England Journal of Medicine and the British Medical Journal report that American TV […]
Your Final CPR Video for the Week. It’s a good one!
All week I’ve been trying to think of a CPR scene that culminated in a kiss. I thought, “Keanu Reeves or Angelina Jolie or someone has to have filmed a […]
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
You probably don’t wonder why I’ve called this press conference. There have been rumors swirling all around the interwebs and on the celebrity gossip channels for weeks that my days […]
Cross Spotting: Bravo’s Top Chef
It’s weird — I really don’t watch that much TV, but it seems like every time I turned on the tube, there’s another Red Cross connection. Before, it was SNL […]
Tornado Warning In Kansas: My Mom Is Prepared
My mom just called me from Kansas to say that they’re under a tornado warning. She said, “I just wanted to let you know so you wouldn’t worry. We’re down […]
China Earthquake: Local Concert Raises More Than $12,000 for Relief Efforts
Thank you to Jay Chen, all the musicians and everyone who helped raise more than $12,000 for the China earthquake relief efforts at last weekend’s benefit concert. Below is a […]
China Earthquake: Pandas Move To New Home
Aww… These pandas were acting disturbed after their home was damaged in the earthquake so zookeepers moved them to a new home. They seem to be happier now (and as […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Thursday Morning, June 5, 2008, at 3:30 am there was an apartment fire in Southwest Portland that affected 2 units, one adult per unit. When the Red Cross disaster […]