Category: International
Binational Health Week 2021 Highlights Collaboration Between Red Cross and Community Partners
Story by Harriet Vanderbilt/Red Cross Cascades Region Binational Health Week was created 20 years ago as a week-long celebration. Over time, it has become a month-long series of community-focused activities […]
Red Cross Helps Connect Mom with her Deployed Marine Husband After Son’s Injury
Story by Denise Holley and Judi Mahoney / Red Cross Cascades Region When her 11-year-old son fell at school and nearly fractured his cranium in 2012, Tania Vera was desperate to […]
In Honor of International Women’s Day, We Remember Clara Barton
Story by Ali Hargrave / Red Cross Cascades Region Behind every successful philanthropic effort is an individual who cared enough to enlist others on behalf of a cause they knew […]
Intel Interns Virtually Volunteer During Missing Maps ‘Mapathon’
Story by Julia Green / American Red Cross Cascades Region Millions of people across the country have been affected by a natural disasters this year. Along with the pandemic and […]
Volunteer Spotlight: How Vietnam Shaped Linda Jager’s Red Cross Story
Story by Harriet Vanderbilt / Red Cross Cascades Region The American Red Cross relies on generous volunteers who give their time and talent to help fulfill our lifesaving mission. In […]
Wilson High School Senior Receives Red Cross Lifesaving Award for Professional Responders
Story by Hannah C. Wood / Red Cross Cascades Region Rivkah Zigman, a senior at Wilson High School in Portland, Oregon didn’t hesitate when she was called to help save […]
These Red Cross Societies Built a Partnership Through Shared Disaster Experiences
Story by Chad Carter/Red Cross Cascades Region Looking at a globe, it’s hard to see the state of Oregon in the same sight as the countries of Indonesia and Israel. […]