The Chapter will be closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. But according to my ever-eloquent supervisor, “While the Chapter will be closed in honor of […]

Happy Birthday to Bert Kile, our Chief Programs and Services Officer. This afternoon the whole staff gathered in the conference room to surprise him. Our CEO tricked him into coming […]

Wow, I just found out about this! Blood Services (partnering with Cricket wireless, Z100, and Oaks Park) is running a blood drive contest in Portland area high schools. The “don8 […]

It’s Tuesday! The day that dvds are released. And this Tuesday there’s one dvd to be particularly excited about: SeeMore’s Playhouse: Fire Safety SeeMore’s Playhouse is a weekly PBS childrens […]

I am happy to report great success!

Those of us that work here at the Red Cross know that this organization saves and rebuilds lives. That’s what we work for, and it feels good to do so. […]

Clean my desk. Every few months I clear and organize my workspace…and then a disaster or a big project comes along and I abandon all my neat little filing systems […]

I know it’s a little late for a holiday post, but these pictures really deserve to be shown. Right before I went on vacation, we had a holiday decorating contest […]

When I think of companies donating to disaster relief, I think of HUGE stores like Wal-Mart donating truck loads of bottled water. But during the December floods in Oregon, a […]

Even though the campaign ended a few weeks ago, donations from volunteers have continued to arrive in the mail. We’re now up to nearly $33,000. We’ve bested last year’s total […]