Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
We’ll Leave This One to the Experts…
In case you forgot, we’re celebrating CPR/AED Awareness Week by digging through the archives to bring you relevant videos. Have we inspired you to sign up for a class? Today’s […]
What Not To Do at a Portland Bus Stop
As you might have suspected, the CPR dance is becoming a hot trend around our offices. Just moments ago, I caught Health & Safety’s Dave Brooke totally rocking out. I […]
Check Out Our Acrylic Pointy Thing!
So we were wrapping up our staff meeting last week, when our boss Gareth said, “Oh, I have a gift for all of you.” Robin, Erica and I looked at […]
LOST: Jack Gives Charlie CPR
As promised, here is your daily video in celebration of CPR/AED Awareness Week. Are you a Lost fan? We’re all obsessive Losties around here. Perhaps it’s the element of disaster […]
Who Survives When Disaster Strikes?
Aside from the Washington Post article, I wanted to point you in the direction of an article from Time magazine’s June issue, all about how people respond in disaster situations. […]
How Many Red Crossers Does It Take to Draft a Strategic Plan?
Funny how your most productive working days don’t always happen while sitting at a desk… Yesterday, we got out of the office to do a little strategic planning. There were […]
CPR/AED Awareness Week
This week is CPR/AED Awareness week! I’ve been doing some digital decorating in honor of the occasion. It’s like the Internet equivalent of throwing a party. I’ve put up a banner (see […]
Red Cross Is Everywhere: The Story of My Weekend
It seems that everywhere I go I run into the Red Cross. This past weekend I had two random Red Cross encounters: 1. Last weekend I went to Philadelphia for […]
DISASTER ACTION TEAM RESPONSES
On Saturday, May 31st, the DAT assisted a mother and three children with needed food / groceries. The family had a kitchen fire in their apartment located in North Portland.
Rescued Hikers Explain How They Survived
Did you see the story about the hikers who survived after being lost in the Grand Canyon for nearly a week? As Alan Humphrey says, “No matter how prepared you […]