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Free Smoke Alarm Installation Event in North Portland
By Gabriel Gottfried/Red Cross Cascades Region “People don’t know, can’t know, when they are going to need that smoke detector to save their lives, so do it now.” – John […]
A Legacy of Love and Advocacy: Sickle Cell Awareness Month
“A life of struggling, a life of pain.” That’s how Pastor Marcia Taylor explains her daughter’s life. Her daughter died of complications from Sickle Cell disease at the age of […]
Deploying to Maui: One Volunteer’s Perspective
By Colleen Hathaway/Red Cross Cascades Region The Hawaii wildfires devastating the state are the worst in Hawaii’s history and the deadliest fires in the United States in more than 100 […]
Volunteer Delivers Lifesaving Blood Products
Olivia Wolf/Red Cross Cascades Region Every Friday, Chris Schwartzkopf delivers essential blood supplies from the Portland Red Cross facility to an Oregon coast hospital. About half of the time, his […]
Red Cross Volunteers Take Lead on Disaster
Rebecca Marshall/Red Cross Cascades Region One thing to know about wildfire and response is that it can change at a moment’s notice. As this blog is being written, the Red […]
Be Wildfire Ready!
Colleen Hathaway/Red Cross Cascades Region There are currently 16 active wildfires in Oregon, burning more than 5,000 acres, according to the Department of Emergency Management (OEM)’s Wildfire Response and Recovery […]
First Ever Red Cross Team Attends the Veteran Wheelchair Games in Portland.
By Rebecca Marshall/Cascades Region “When you are here, it’s your home away from home. You forget about your injuries and your pain,” says Marine veteran Luis Bernal who’s been coming […]
Disaster Academy in the Red Cross Cascades Region Marks 11 Years of Training Success
Disaster Academy attendees pose for a picture at Willamette University.
Cascades Region High School Graduates Share Past Experiences, Future Plans
Harriet Vanderbilt/Red Cross Cascades Region Three cheers to the 207 Cascades Region Red Cross graduating seniors! These ambitious and hard-working teens reflect on some of their highlight moments as they […]
Red Cross Volunteers Reflect on Critical Role in Disaster Response
Olivia Wolf/Red Cross Cascades Region A four-alarm fire around downtown Portland displaced more than a dozen residents of an old apartment building the morning of Tuesday, May 16. The fire […]