Author: Red Cross Cascades Region
Prepare-aphernalia: An Empty Altoids Tin
Sometimes the perfect piece of prepare-aphernalia is a $60 complex contraption. And sometimes it’s a cheap old empty box of mints. If you are a lover of ingenuity in preparedness, […]
SIGNS OF LOVE
So, I was minding my own business when a romantic thought came to mind… How do I spell LOVE in Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portugese, Russian, and Sign […]
Recovery 2011
A long stretch of winter storms have tormented a good portion of the United States. The Red Cross is asking donors to help the blood supply recover from effects of […]
I Can Has Preparedness?
Are you as prepared as Urban Kitteh? If not, maybe you’d like to peruse our disaster gear… [P.S. Thanks for sharing, Carrie!]
Hop On Over to the Chinese New Year Celebration!
Hop on over to the Oregon Convention Center tomorrow to ring in the Year of the Rabbit with us! Once again we’ll be hosting a table at this huge Chinese […]
Friday Final Cut
It’s Friday, and I once again find myself with a plethora of stories. So here’s your final cut…everything that I want to share, but don’t have time to blog. Enjoy! […]
Wild Weather Brings Out the Best of the Red Cross
It certainly has been a wild week for weather worldwide. Two major storms have hit the East coasts of two nations that have already been weather strained. Here in the […]
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 […]
PHOTO: A Shocking Display
From National Geographic: Lightning crackles over Japan on Friday (1/28) as ash and lava erupt from Shinmoedake peak, one of the calderas of the Kirishima volcano complex. Shinmoedake began erupting […]
Video Interview: Senior VP of International Services
Yesterday we got the opportunity to do a brief video interview with David Meltzer, Senior Vice President of International Services for the American Red Cross, who was visiting Portland to […]