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Yao Ming + Red Cross: Behind the Scenes of the China Earthquake PSA
If you follow the NBA, you may have already seen Yao Ming‘s Red Cross public service announcement. (Click here to play the PSA.) Even more moving (in my opinion) than […]
Social Media In China: Young People Help Homeless Earthquake Survivors
At first glance this Yahoo News article is about the current challenge in China of sheltering hundreds of thousands of earthquake survivors. But there are a few lines that jump […]
A Special Look Inside a Family Assistance Center
This photo might not look like much, but it’s something that you’d never get to see in real life. During the recent disaster drill out at the Portland Airport, the […]
Celebrating National AmeriCorps Week
I meant to mention this earlier, but times have been busy. This is National AmeriCorps Week. It’s a time to celebrate AmeriCorps members and all of their accomplishments! (Explanation if […]
Rascal Flatts Lead Guitarist Returns Home To Picher
Remember the town of Picher, Oklahoma that was devastated by a tornado earlier this week? Well, turns out it’s the hometown of celebrity cabinet member Joe Don Rooney, lead guitarist […]
International Disaster Relief Banner: Grab the Code
FYI: I put a little banner on our sidebar that leads to the International Response Fund donation page. If you want to put it on your site too, just email […]
Join China Earthquake Relief Efforts on Facebook
Help earthquake victims in China by joining the cause on Facebook. You can choose to donate to the Red Cross relief efforts or just join and forward the cause to your […]
Disaster Action Team Response
On Monday, May 12th, one adult male (senior) had a major fire in his mobile home in Forest Grove. The home was declared a total loss. On Tuesday, after being […]
Photos From the NDMS Drill
Remember Mike’s post about the National Disaster Medical System Port of Portland drill at PDX airport? Well, a volunteer just sent us some more photos of it. I posted them […]
Our Volunteers Have Spirit
Portland Spirit. Remember how I mentioned that our volunteers were going to go on a Portland Spirit riverboat cruise for National Volunteer Week? Well, here are the photos!