Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
Nation’s Eyes on Oregon’s Earthquake Preparedness
In the wake of the tragedy in Japan, local and national news have been striving to answer the question are we prepared for when it will happen here? The short […]
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 […]
Brent Leong: 2011 CPR Hero
Get out the kleenex for this one…
Lisa Lyver: 2011 Professional Rescue Hero
Watch the video.
Ryan Van Vactor, Annette Sansburn & Bella Pointer: 2011 Fire Heroes
Watch the video.
Mike Borreggine: 2011 First Aid Hero
If you wanted more of Mike Borregine (and survivor Shawn Jett!), see their whole hero video here:
“A Battle Between A Young Man & A Chicken Nugget…”
This morning, we held our biggest event of the year — the Fred Meyer Breakfast of Champions, honoring local heroes. KGW morning show go-to guy Drew Carney was on hand […]
How We Are Helping After the Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami
We’ve received an incredible amount of support from the public following the devastating earthquake in Japan and ensuing Pacific tsunami last Friday. As always, we are grateful for your support […]
Tsunami Reveals Holes in Education and Communication
I grew up under a tsunami warning siren in Hawaii, and we knew full well that if the siren went off we were to check the local news. The difference […]
Grant Writing Workshop Coming To Portland!
Grant writers provide an indispensable asset for nonprofit organizations when locating project funding (for resources like initiating a new program, purchasing new equipment and even constructing a new building). If […]