Pauline Johnson is, in her own words, a sound sleeper. A very sound sleeper. So sound, in fact, that when the 83-year-old’s home caught fire in May 2017, she slept […]

The Foskett Family on Vacation Last December the Red Cross was the beneficiary of a special fundraiser featuring the talented and funny Harlem Globetrotters basketball team.  The event, known as […]

L to R:  Firemen Scott Kohler and Matt Towner In a morning full of surprises, nothing quite beat the looks on firefighters Scott Kohler and Matt Towner’s faces when they […]

With March being designated as National Brain Injury month, we need to be aware of the risks that lead to brain injuries and the preventative measures we can take to […]

In April and May of 2018, Red Cross volunteers and partners will install 100,000 free smoke alarms as part of our Sound the Alarm campaign.  Here in the Cascades Region […]

“March is Red Cross Month, the perfect time to honor our Red Cross volunteers, blood donors and financial contributors who bring hope to people facing life’s emergencies,” said Cascades Regional […]

Early Morning Briefing  During last summer’s unprecedented wildfire season, I had the opportunity to work as a Red Cross Government Liaison at the Eagle Creek fires.  It’s my job to […]

The year 2017 was unprecedented. Deadly wildfires, record hurricanes and a train derailment kept hundreds of local Red Cross volunteers and employees responding to these major disasters throughout the country.  […]

“Lemonade for sale!” is something you’d expect to hear from entrepreneurial kids during the hot summer months, not in the middle of a chilly October weekend. Yet outside their neighborhood […]