Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
Get ready now for a wildfire at your doorstep
By Denise Holley/Red Cross Cascades A cool, wet spring delayed the start of fire season in Oregon and Southwest Washington this year. But now we have hot days, a bumper […]
When Leukemia Struck, This West Linn Mom Fought Back
Colleen Hathaway/Red Cross Cascades Region In August 2021, Sarah Enders’ daughter Olivia, who is four years old, was diagnosed with Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), a cancer of the blood […]
Husband Starts Giving Blood After Wife’s Life-sustaining Transfusions
PJ Johnson/Red Cross Cascades David Buckingham is grateful to the American Red Cross for supplying blood and platelets to his wife Penny when she developed a rare illness after a […]
Disaster Academy Where Red Crossers Go to Learn
Story by Darrell Fuller/Red Cross Cascades Region The name sounds ominous – Disaster Academy. But its purpose is incredibly hopeful. On the first weekend in June 2022, American Red Cross […]
“Guardian Angels were watching over me,” Portland man saved at local park by CPR certified bystanders
Story by Chelsea White/Red Cross Cascades Region When an average Portland morning went from daily dog walking to a life-threatening emergency, Megan Carpenter’s quick actions and CPR training helped save […]
Hundreds of Oregon and SW Washington homes made safer with free smoke alarms during annual Sound the Alarm campaign
Story by Chad Carter/Red Cross Cascades Region Working smoke alarms save lives. Home fires are the nation’s most frequent disaster, with more than 86,000 people relying on the American Red […]
Local teen’s roots in Red Cross spur leadership opportunity with FEMA
Story By Colleen Hathaway/Red Cross Cascades Region Katie Clark does not hesitate when asked what inspired her to become a 2022-23 FEMA Youth Preparedness Council Member, a coveted leadership position […]
The Saving Power of Smoke Alarms
Story by Harriet Vanderbilt/Red Cross Cascades Region Vivian Bates likely was unaware that people often have just two minutes to escape a home fire. She probably had no idea that […]
Blood drive turns teenager’s cancer journey from devastation to action
Story by Chelsea White/Red Cross Cascades Region “Are you telling me that this is cancer?” It‘s a question no mother wants to ask her 12-year-old daughter’s doctor after receiving the […]
Red Cross honors community heroes during annual Red Cross Month celebration in March
Celebrate by donating on Red Cross Giving Day, March 23; giving blood; or volunteering Last year, local Red Cross volunteers responded to nearly 700 emergency disasters, including home fires and […]