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He Will Never Know How Many Lives He Saved
Patricia Griffiths / Red Cross Cascades Region With the whir of a screwdriver and chirp of a tested alarm, Jon Grasle wraps up another day’s work. Since 2016, the Portland-based […]
Everyday People Showing Strength After Hurricane Ian
Rebecca Marshall/Red Cross Cascades Region “To help is to live. Not to help is to die. When I saw the Red Cross trucks, I saw life.” Those were the words […]
Disaster Mental Health – A Vital Service
Colleen Hathaway/Red Cross Cascades Region What is Disaster Mental Health? Did you know that the Red Cross provides counseling services after a disaster? Disaster Mental Health, or counseling services by […]
Why Be Red Cross Ready
PJ Johnson/Red Cross Cascades Region I recently met with Nadine McCrindle, Executive Director and Patty Smith, Disaster Program Manager for Territory 2, Central and Eastern Oregon. We were discussing the […]
Disaster Services Volunteer Answers the call for Shelter Help
Harriet Vanderbilt/Red Cross Cascades Region “I signed up on the weekly response on-call list on Volunteer Connection” recalled Cascades Region volunteer, Roman Perez. “On Wednesday, August 3rd, I received a […]
This unique Cascades Region blood donor is celebrated as a ‘Hero for Babies’
Paul Carlson, aka Super Hero for Babies, carries a special kind of blood necessary for newborns needing transfusions, CMV negative.
Keep students safe with these Red Cross back to school tips
Now is a good time to devise family preparedness plan School bells will be calling students back to the classroom soon and the American Red Cross Cascades Region, has steps […]
Oregon’s 41-Gallon Blood Donation Hero
Patricia Griffiths/Red Cross Cascades Region On May 18, 2022, 80-year-old Ken Marque of Woodburn, Oregon finished a marathon without running or walking. On that day he gave a unit, or […]
The Day the Rosebud River Ravaged Roscoe
Story by Harriet Vanderbilt/Red Cross Cascades Region Roscoe, Montana lies in a picturesque valley in South Central Montana. Life in the unincorporated community of 49 passes by unnoticed even by […]
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 […]