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Have Bus, Will Travel
Red Cross volunteers come in all shapes and sizes…and vehicles. Including a really awesome double-decker type bus. I didn’t actually tour the bus, but I was there when this news […]
Flickr Finds: Disaster Relief Snowman
Photo courtesy of Lindsey Weber/American Red Cross
Japanese Student Tour
Wow, it has been a busy month!I wanted to share something that really stood out for me. Last week, I had the pleasure of touring a group of Japanese students […]
North Dakota: How We’re Helping
Just to give you a quick update on how Oregonians are helping out in North Dakota: On Saturday morning, two volunteers from our chapter headed to Fargo to help with […]
No Free Lunch; Yes Free Training
With the economy the way it is, you might be thinking about going back to school. But unless you manage to get into this program, it’s probably going to cost […]
Don’t Be A Fool — Learn About Earthquake Preparedness
No foolin’ — April 1 kicks off Earthquake Preparedness Month. And since I know you like to plan out your celebration well in advance, I thought I’d tip you off […]
“One million sandbags—and they aren’t stopping…”
We just had a post about the weird weather going on around the states. But being a news junkie, I was poking around online and stumbled onto a powerful statement […]
Did someone say free Burgerville?
I love Burgerville. I don’t usually eat fast food, but there’s something about their (veggie)burgers that I just can’t resist…and their berry yogurt smoothies and their sweet potato fries and […]
Singles CPR: We Made A Match!
You heard it here first — Singles CPR gets results. That’s right…two attendees are now decidedly un-single, after meeting in class this past Valentine’s Day. They’ve been going out ever […]
The Weirdest of Weird Weather
There’s some pretty weird weather around the country this week – tornadoes in the South, flooding in Fargo, spring-break-snow in Kansas and swarms of earthquakes* in Southern California. Wondering what […]