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Our Hillsboro Mitigation Project By The Numbers!
Together We Prepare Hillsboro was our weekend project that’s received a few posts already. To truly see the accomplishments of this event, here are the numbers for supplies we distributed, […]
Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you… [The place names link […]
20-Minute Neighborhoods and Emergency Response: A Potluck Presentation Tonight
A 20-minute neighborhood is one in which “you can walk to essential amenities and services in 20 minutes.” These “essential amenities” typicall refer to restaurants, schools, parks and other daily […]
A Little Laugh To Start Your Day
Thanks to our friend Dede for yet another great CPR-themed comic our way… Via DailyINK.com If you want to brush up on your “dance moves,” sign up for a short […]
Together We Prepare Hillsboro
Just in case you weren’t able to join us in Hillsboro, here are a few photos I snapped during the this weekend’s festivities:
Red Cross Spotting: Loïe Fuller
We’ve noted before that the Red Cross pops up everywhere. That’s why we created the “Red Cross Spotting” Flickr pool, so that when you spot a cross, you can snap […]
“Wii-PR?”
So…just like Lise is fairly certain the writers for The Office read our blog (see here, here and here) …I’m pretty sure Nintendo’s game developers are following us as well. […]
More First Aid Myths From The Oregonian
The Oregonian agrees: some of what you “know” about First Aid is probably wrong. This weekend’s article even puts some hard stats behind that hunch: More than half of 654 […]
A Thank You to Blood Donors
A few months ago, I told you about a brave little boy from Portland named Alex who was battling cancer. Alex’s fight with T-Cell Lymphoma and his need for blood […]
8 Common First Aid Mistakes And Myths That Make Things Worse
Have you ever put butter on a burn or heat on a sprained ankle? Well, chances are you were making the injury worse rather than better. A friend sent me […]