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Be a Sickle Cell Fighter and Help Save Lives During Red Cross Sickle Cell Blood Drive
Written by Isabel Anderson, Cascades Regional Communications Manager This month is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder that causes red blood cells to become […]
Deploying to a Wildfire for the First Time
Written by Isabel Anderson, Cascades Regional Communications Manager The call came in at 1:30pm and by 8pm, I was at the Prineville Red Cross shelter. There’s a certain thrill that […]
Retired High-Tech Engineer Finds Purpose Helping People Recover from Disasters
By Patricia Griffiths, Red Cross Volunteer This summer, thousands of Red Cross volunteers across the country, like Terry Nefcy, packed a suitcase and traveled to different states to support people […]
Due to Blackfeet Tribe tradition, he never donated blood but now his perspective has completely shifted
Written by Isabel Anderson, Cascades Regional Communications Manager In 1993, Dwayne Cree Medicine witnessed a man hurting a woman, so he stepped in to defend her. The attacker shot Dwayne […]
Disaster Doesn’t Discriminate, It Can Strike Any of Us
Written by Isabel Anderson, Cascades Regional Communications Manager This Oregon fire season is in full swing. As of July 25, more than 945,000 acres have burned and it’s not slowing […]
Water Safety. Are you Prepared?
Summer Fun Starts With Being “Water Smart”! Written by Volunteer Harriet Vanderbilt Summertime at the swim pool, the lake or the beach brings families many wonderful memories but without the […]
Red Cross Employee, Blood Recipient, and LGBTQ+ Advocate Joins the Portland Pride Parade.
Life Saving Heroes Receive Red Cross Award
Matt Sommers, Luis Hererra and Leah Hererra were on the Molalla River in Canby in 2023 when three people in the water started to struggle. Matt, who was lifeguard trained […]
Extreme heat is coming to the Pacific Northwest. Prepare now.
By AmeriCorps Employee Stephanie Schulden As the climate crisis continues, extreme heat in the Pacific Northwest is becoming more common – and more intense. The cause of more fatalities than […]
Disaster Can Bring Out the Best of a Community
Written by Isabel Anderson – Red Cross Communications Manager Cascades Region The Darlene 3 Fire in Deschutes County forced families to evacuate their homes and in response the Red Cross […]