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How Donating Blood to the Red Cross Can Save Your Life And Save Others
New health testing for A1C being offered as part or Red Cross Month By Red Cross Volunteer Patricia Griffiths Being rejected from donating blood to the Red Cross in the […]
A Heartfelt Project: 7th Grader Organizes a Red Cross Blood Drive in Memory of Her Grandmother
Written by Isabel Anderson, Cascades Communications Manager Evie Evans is a sweet and thoughtful 7th grader at All Saints Parish School in Portland, Oregon. When she’s not in school or […]
A New Beacon of Hope: Beaverton’s Red Cross Blood Donation Center Opens
Written by Shatabdi Pal, Red Cross Volunteer On a crisp January morning, the American Red Cross and the community gathered to celebrate the grand opening of a new American Red […]
Heart Health Month: What You Need to Know
Harriet Vanderbilt, Red Cross Cascades Region In 2024 alone, the American Red Cross trained more than 40,000 people in First Aid, CPR & AED, water safety, babysitting and other lifesaving […]
The Most Common Disaster is the One You Can Prevent – Free At-Home Fire Prevention within Minutes
By Red Cross Volunteer Patricia Griffiths. The nation’s most frequent disaster is not wildfires, hurricanes, or earthquakes. It’s home fires. “In 2024, we responded to more than 800 fires!” said […]
Red Cross Workers from Oregon and SW Washington Travel to the LA Wildfires
By Rebecca Marshall, Red Cross Communications Director Volunteers and staff from the Red Cross Cascades Region are heading to Los Angeles to help those affected by the deadly wildfires, including […]
Remarkable Red Cross Blood Drive at Southern Oregon University: Seventeen Years in the Making.
By Red Cross Volunteer Shatabdi Pal. In 2024, the American Red Cross faced a dire national blood shortage, with inventory dropping over 25% in July due to extreme summer heat […]
Nike Employees Roll Up Their Sleeves at the Eli Wall Memorial Blood Drive to Remember a Young Athlete Who Touched Their Lives.
By Rebecca Marshall More than 50 Nike employees and friends streamed into Nike headquarters in Beaverton on December 19, 2024 to honor Eli Wall, a young man who lost his […]
Western Oregon University Students Receive Red Cross Award for Saving the Life of an 11-year-old Boy
Written by Rebecca Marshall, Cascades Red Cross Communications Director. A hero is someone who shows exceptional bravery, skill, and dedication to saving lives during emergency situations. These students did just […]
“It’s liquid gold. That’s why donating platelets is important to me”
Written by Isabel Anderson, Cascades Regional Communications Manager David Dodd has been donating platelets for years. He first started donating 12 years ago when his coworker, and friend, was diagnosed […]