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Today I had the pleasure of delivering a disaster preparedness presentation to some of the employees at Ashland Inc. www.ashland.com We were invited by Kim Nutt, the Portland plant’s head […]

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 […]

FEMA Challenge Winners…And A Request

Our friend James Roddey sent me a note yesterday that tipped me off to FEMA’s Challenge Award contest winners. [How I missed this entire contest, I have no idea!] Here’s […]

VIDEO: Count On Us

I’m not sure how much you know about the AmeriCorps program, but I’ll attempt to describe it in one word…invaluable. Thanks to AmeriCorps, nonprofits nationwide have incredible people on their […]

VIDEO: Portraits From A Storm

On April 27, 2011, dozens of tornadoes touched down in the Southern United States. Debris, documents and photos were scattered for hundreds of miles. A woman created a Facebook Page […]

Portland Parents Get Prepared

I love how lately Portland parents seem to be jumping on the preparedness and safety bandwagon. Sure, they’ve always done things like baby-proofing kitchen cabinets and keeping hazardous chemicals out […]

From The Mouths Of Bloggers

The best endorsements are those that are unsolicited. That’s why people love sites like Yelp — unfiltered, unedited commentary that we feel we can trust. So rather than me (a […]

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 […]