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March is Red Cross Month!
March is ‘Red Cross Month’, as first proclaimed in 1943 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Since that time, every president, including President Obama, has designated March as ‘Red Cross Month’. […]
Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday 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 […]
Oregon Red Cross Helps More than 35 People Displaced by Fires Last Week
On Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 2:24pm, Oregon Red Cross volunteers responded to a two-alarm multiple family apartment fire, affecting ten units, 22 people and two pets. Red Cross provided […]
A Celebration of Local Heroes at Fred Meyer Breakfast of Champions
March is Red Cross month and the Oregon Red Cross will be honoring local heroes who have displayed courage and compassion at our March 6th Fred Meyer Breakfast of Champions. […]
Jack Jewsbury to be Honored at Fred Meyer Breakfast of Champions
Following the devastating tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri on May 22, Jack Jewsbury and the Portland Timbers partnered with the American Red Cross to assist in fundraising. Jack, a Joplin […]
The Fred Meyer Breakfast of Champions: Meet Local Heroes
Blood drives at high schools don’t take place during the summer break, but summer vacation didn’t stop David Douglas high school from saving lives. The school responded to an invitation […]
National Geographic Article Features Tsunamis and Pacific Northwest
Posted in National Geographic Magazine February Edition 2012 Article: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/02/tsunami/folger-text What makes this article a must-read? This article interviews Kerry Sieh the Director of Earth Observatory in Singapore. Sieh is […]
Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday 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 […]
The Breakfast of Champions: An Event You’ll Never Forget
Last spring, DeOna Bridgeman of Canby witnessed a teenage boy struck by a car. DeOna rushed to the boy, who was lying in the road, not breathing and without a […]