Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
Scientific and Humanitarian Lessons from The Haiti and Japan Earthquakes
Our friends (and partners) at OMSI have piqued our collective Red Cross interest again with February 22nd’s Science Pub Portland topic! “Scientific and Humanitarian Lessons from The Haiti and Japan […]
Can You Save a Life by Singing?
A couple of days ago, I posted a funny blog entry regarding chest compressions as demonstrated in a Superbowl ad by Hyundai. On a more serious note, I ran across […]
Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]
How the Red Cross Responded to January’s Storm, and How They Will Respond in the Future
Two weeks ago, the Oregon Red Cross set up an Emergency Disaster Relief Shelter at the Newport Fairgrounds for victims of the recent storms and floods. The shelter was only […]
Speaking of Super Bowl Ads…Awesome Job Neymarc Brothers!
A HUGE congrats to our award-winning friends at Neymarc Visuals, who, before creating their hilarious Super Bowl commercial for Dannon (earning them the title of “Youngest Ever Directors in Super […]
“Think Fast” – take a Red Cross CPR class
During the Superbowl, Hyundai demonstrated an amusingly inefficient way to perform chest compressions on a comatose patient. Not a substitute for taking a Red Cross CPR class, but this sure […]
Blaze sparks at SE Portland apartment complex
Oregon Red Cross volunteers are assisting several SE Portland residents displaced by an apartment fire in the 2000 block of SE 122nd Avenue. Red Cross volunteers are prepared to provide […]
Red Cross responds to McMinnville Apartment Fire
Oregon Red Cross volunteers responded to an apartment fire on Sesame Street in McMinnville, OR. They provided humanitarian assistance to 15 people displaced by the fire. All services were provided […]
Disaster Preparedness Initiative
Our leader and CEO, Maree Wacker, was recently featured on Comcast Newsmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington, hosted by veteran journalist Ken Ackerman. Showing off her scientific chops in describing […]
We need your Red Cross stories!
For most people, encounters with the Red Cross never go beyond the occasional office blood drive or what they see on the news after a major disaster. It’s hard to […]