A 5.2 Earthquake shook Illinois this morning.  I know what you’re thinking. “In the Midwest??” Yes. In the Midwest.  Growing up in the midwest, I assumed that Earthquakes were something […]

Growing up, Portland got snow several times each year…just enough for school to be cancelled for a few days. Those were the days when snow was a blast — inspiring […]

Gentrification. It’s a hot topic in Portland, and especially in the North Portland area where our building stands. Today’s Oregonian has an article about an innovative program that seeks to generate healing and […]

Do you see it? Up above? Yesterday, the marketing team was messing around with our e-mail signatures to see if we might use that as a tool to promote the […]

Okay, that’s a bit of a misnomer. It should probably read “Our Chapter Makes National’S News,” if I’m being honest. But really, it’s just as exciting as CNN or Newsweek […]

Red Cross Volunteers disaster responded to third fire, a single family fire, on Tuesday, April 15. When the disaster volunteers arrived, they assisted the adult and child affected by the […]

On Tuesday, April 15, 4 families had a fire in their apartment in Hillsboro. When the Red Cross disaster volunteers arrived, they assisted 8 adults and 12 children affected by […]

On a lighter note, a coworker found this magnet in the recesses of our warehouse storage. Not sure if it was made by the Red Cross or what. It’s good […]

Just a follow up to my post yesterday. The Oregonian gave a verbal smack-down to the city about its lax fire inspections. And because I just have to mention preparedness […]