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Red Cross Assists in the Road to Recovery for Victims of the Rowena Fire
By Rebecca Marshall, Red Cross Cascades Communications Director Much of the work done at the American Red Cross happens after a wildfire is contained or is out of the headlines. […]
Red Cross Opens Shelter During First Big Wildfire of the Season
On June 11, a wildfire quickly spread to the town of Rowena, Oregon in the Columbia River Gorge. The wind-whipped flames forced Level 3 (Go Now) evacuations for over 2,000 […]
20th Annual Blood Drive: Celebrating Dr. Charles Drew and the Gift of Blood
Written by American Red Cross Volunteer, Shatabdi Pal Mark your calendars! The 20th Annual Community Blood Drive will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at the American Red Cross […]
World Blood Donor Day is June 14th
Rebecca Marshall American Red Cross Cascades Communications Director Every year, 194 countries around the world, including the United States, celebrate World Blood Donor Day. The event, which happens on June […]
The Red Cross Remembers the 1936 Great Fire of Bandon, Oregon
By Julie Furnas A little-known fact about the city of Bandon is that its former name was Averill until 1874 when Lord George Bennett renamed the city after his birthplace […]
Wildfire Season is Approaching Fast – Get Ready Now! May is Wildfire Preparedness Month.
By Patricia Griffiths, Red Cross Volunteer Brown skies, stinging eyes and poor air quality are some of the memories Oregonians living near urban areas have of wildfires in 2020 and […]
Red Cross Volunteer Marks 10 Years of Installing Free Smoke Alarms but This Year is Extra Special.
On a sunny day in April in Madras, Oregon, 42 Red Cross volunteers and partners from Warm Springs Fire and Safety and Jefferson County Fire and Emergency gathered to spend […]
Born out of the ashes of the 2020 wildfires in Oregon, Rogue Food Unites is rebuilding community, one meal at a time
By Rebecca Marshall, Cascades Communications Director It’s been almost 5 years since the Alameda and Obenchain fires ripped through Jackson County, destroying 2,500 homes in a matter of hours. The […]
Red Cross Blood Transportation Volunteer Marks 5 Years on the Job
Every year, the Red Cross Cascades Region collects about 182,000 units of blood from our generous donors. But, that is just the first step in the process. We rely on […]
Starting the Burns Floods Recovery Process, One Shovel at a Time
By Isabel Anderson, Regional Communications Manager As Burns, OR residents start the clean-up process amid a historic flood, we have opened a distribution site that is open from 9am-4pm daily […]