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Are you ‘Tech Ready’ for a disaster?
In our increasingly technologically reliant society, people are finding new ways to communicate during and after a disaster. For example, during the Japanese crisis and East Coast earthquake people went […]
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 […]
Good to Give, Good to Go! Don’t Miss Out!
Help Fuel the Blood Supply and Get a Chance to Win a $100 Gas Card!Red Cross to Hold $100 Gas Card Drawings Daily until September 30 The American Red Cross […]
Prepare-aphernalia: Video Game Armor
We often talk about preparedness and readiness around here, with the realistic (earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes) and the not-so-realistic (zombies, vampires, velociraptors). The idea is if you are prepared for something […]
Surviving An Emergency that Required No Toilet Paper
My Emergency Prep. Kit: Made out of a Widmer Beer box. Ready to help you calm down. On a recent sabbatical, I experienced the kind of family emergency that requires […]
Are your kids and pets prepared?
We are well into National Preparedness Month and also halfway through our annual #just1thing contest. We want to help you prepared and thanks to our great partners at the Public […]
Shelter Operations Training Opportunity – Sandy, OR
The Sandy Area Community Organizations Active in Disaster identified the need for a Shelter Operations Training and Red Cross responded! “We really need individuals from the local area to be […]
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 […]
It’s Hard to Keep a Good Man Down
At age 98, the nation’s oldest American Red Cross blood donor plans his next donation for Thursday, September 22, 2011 In the last 100 years, the world has seen a […]
Young Worker Video Contest
Ready for those flashing lights? Well, you better be because it’s that time of the year for Young Worker Video Contest, hosted by the Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition ( […]