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From The Creators of the UK’s Biggest Online Interactive Series…
[You thought Game Week was over, didn’t you? Oh no, it has just begun…] Our friends in England have created a truly excellent ARG (alternate reality game). Scripted by the […]
WiiNintendo.net 1UPing Disasters
Formerly “Ike’ll Get No Sympathy From Us!”, WiiNintendo.net has revamped the competition and decided to take on ALL disasters. It’s now called “WiiNintendo.net 1UPing Disasters.” It makes sense. I mean gamers battle […]
Check Out The Rodeo Photos!
Yee-haw! You can now see all the photos from the 2008 Northwest Emergency Response Team Rodeo on our Flickr page!What’s the rodeo, pardner? It’s a drill involving 200 CERT and […]
Selling Lemonade for the Red Cross
While most kids have packed away their lemonade stands for the summer, Luke Fraiser, Jacob Kassman and Emily Kassman are still going strong. The three are residents of Katy, Texas, […]
Some Volunteer Appreciation
If you’ve been following the numbers on the blog (off to your right), you’ll see that we’re at about 186 Oregon deployments related to Hurricane Season 2008. Of those, about […]
DISASTER ACTION TEAM RESPONDS
The DAT did respond to a Single Family Fire late night Saturday, 27 Sept 08, in NE Portland. Insured homeowners, family of 2 adults and 2 children, had a garage […]
Manzanita Thinks Preparedness Is Manza-Neato
[I’m blogging this for Thomas since I don’t think he has internet access right now.] Okay, so I said that Thomas is at an international conference in San Jose, but […]
What Does The Red Cross Think About Global Climate Change?
Right now our CEO, Thomas, is in San Jose at a meeting of representatives from American Red Cross Chapters and from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) exploring […]
“I just had a feeling that I wanted to do something.”
You know I’ve got a soft-spot for teens with big hearts. And Raymond McGee just made my day. Raymond is a 13-year-old hurricane evacuee who didn’t want to just receive […]
Roadblock Wrap-up
Wondering how last week’s Red Cross Roadblock went? Beth Kanter – of the highly popular social media blog, “Beth’s Blog” – got the detailed scoop from the Social Media Roadblock […]