Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
Last Chance to Vote for the Blog!
Okay, this is the very last time I’m going to bug everyone about this. VOTE FOR THE BLOG AREADY!! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go here or […]
Portland Chinese Times Donates $29,000 to Relief Efforts
I also wanted to send a quick thank you to the readers of the Portland Chinese Times. I wasn’t familiar with this publication — it’s all in Chinese, so it […]
How Portlanders Can Help China Relief Efforts
As China continues to deal with the lasting impact of the recent earthquake, Oregonians are stepping up to ensure that funding for relief efforts continues. Here are a few weekend […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Thursday May 29, 2 adults and 2 children had a fire in their house in Oregon City. When Red Cross disaster volunteers arrived, they assisted the family by providing: […]
Iceland Shaken By 6.1 Earthquake
If you’ve been paying attention to disaster news — as we do around here — Iceland has just experienced a 6.1 magnitude earthquake. Fortunately there have been no serious injuries. […]
What did you do for YOUR birthday?
When I was in grade school I remember this girl came to school on her birthday and gave all of us these little watercolor paint sets. I was confused. It […]
Saving and Rebuilding Lives through Transportation
Last year, 1,700 low income seniors and people with disabilities depended on us to get to their doctor, pharmacist, physical therapist or to the grocery store (ready for this?) almost […]
Holocaust Answers Bring Closure to One Oregon Family
You might remember the story of Ruth Lindemann, which was featured on the home page of the Red Cross national website just a month or so ago. Well, a note […]
Quincy Jones on Myanmar / The Making Of the PSAs…
Our new friend, Quincy Jones, recorded two PSAs – the China earthquake one I posted yesterday as well as a combined Myanmar cyclone & China earthquake one I’m posting here. […]
Another Weird Shout-Out, This Time on the Style Network
The American Red Cross gets some weird shout-outs. Take, for example, the ARC logo flashed after Steve Carrell’s CPR class. Tonight I caught another one while flipping channels. This time, […]