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7 Ways to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday—Safely
Written by Katherine Liu, Red Cross Youth Volunteer It’s not difficult to tell when a Fourth of July celebration is going on, especially if yourneighbors are the type to set […]
Meet the First Cascades Youth Volunteer to Win The National Navin Narayan College Scholarship
Written by Sophia Hong, Red Cross Youth Volunteer The Navin Narayan College Scholarship is awarded annually to just two high school seniors who have served with the Red Cross, honoring […]
Happy 145th Birthday to the American Red Cross!
Highlighting our role in history in the face of disasters Written by Harriett Vanderbilt, Red Cross Volunteer On May 21st, the American Red Cross will celebrate 145 years of dedicated service to […]
Meet Our “Prepare With Pedro” Presenter, Jens Haetty
Written by Lucy Weber, Red Cross Volunteer Jens Haetty has always wanted to work with nonprofit organizations. Now that he’s retiring, he’s choosing to spend his time teaching children how […]
Gen Z takes the lead at the Red Cross; meet volunteer Maya Iyer
Written by Isabella Fiello, Red Cross Volunteer April is Volunteer Appreciation Month and our volunteers fuel our mission. One of our fastest growing generations are Gen Z and Maya Iyer, […]
A Historic Day of Local Disaster Responses
Every year, the Red Cross responds to over 65,000 emergencies and most of them are home fires. These events may not make headlines, but they shatter lives. That’s why our […]
25 Years on the Road: How Robert Cork Found His Mission with the Red Cross
Written by Allison Skoglind, Red Cross Volunteer When Robert Cork first spotted a job listing for a driver with the American Red Cross, he wasn’t searching for a lifelong calling, […]
The American Red Cross is Ready for Wildfires, Are You?
By: Darrell Fuller, Oregon Red Cross Volunteer The American Red Cross responds to about 65,000 disasters every year and provides shelter, food, and hope for those impacted by severe weather […]
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 […]
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 […]