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Prepare-aphernalia: Map Mega Sale
As a ‘Geo Geek’, I have a love for paper maps – even if they are a bit old fashioned compared to modern technology. In the past we have talked […]
Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]
Practice makes perfect.
Our Red Cross volunteers never shy away from hard work, and that’s just what they did last weekend in Nehalem. About 30 volunteers gathered at the North County Recreation District […]
SATURDAY: Grab A Free Pint (From Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream) By Giving A Pint
Loving the weather? Enjoy a free pint of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream AND help save lives by giving a pint on Saturday! Check out Willamette Week’s Swag Rag on […]
Do your slippers have steel soles?
While driving to work this morning I heard an NPR story about the preparedness craze that continues to build in Japan more than a year after the Tōhoku earthquake. What, […]
Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]
World Red Cross Day – May 8, 2012
Celebrate World Red Cross/Red Crescent Day by supporting patients in need of safe, lifesaving blood products. Check out our American Red Cross Blood Donors photo album on the event!
Get Inspired to Prepare (for the Zombie Apocalypse)
(Re-posted courtesy of Gloria Huang at redcrosschat.org) Did you know that more people feel prepared for a zombie apocalypse than for a tornado? Last week, we asked people on Facebook […]
Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]
Meet “Disaster” and “Preparedness”
Check out this awesome, funny (and important) video on conquering disasters! Our only “two cents” would be that preparedness also means thinking about community resilience, through actions like donating blood […]