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MEGAQUAKE: HOUR THAT SHOOK JAPAN
March 11, 2011 is a day many of us will never forget. On this date a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sendai, Japan followed by a powerful tsunami that resulted in […]
Our Mannequins Are NAKED!!
…or they will be, come June. Please keep this wholly inappropriate vision from becoming a reality. All it takes is helping the fine folks at Frontier Communications pick the t-shirt […]
Photo of the Day: Muriel Minkler Gives First Aid With A Smile
Red Cross nurses work in the First Aid Clinic at the Belk Activity Center shelter. Muriel Minkler of the Oregon Trail chapter of the Red Cross takes a pulse from […]
Making A Difference Across The County
As you know, we’ve been sending volunteers to help with relief efforts in Alabama. And, let me tell you, each and every one of them is amazing. Not only are […]
Sending Help and Hope to Alabama
Today we’re deploying three Oregon volunteers to Alabama. Tomorrow morning one more will hop on a plane bound for Birmingham. Other volunteers are already on the ground, and have been […]
Saturday: Win Tickets to the Timber’s U.S. Open Match on May 3rd!
Can’t make it to our Portland Timbers Blood Drive on May 7th? This Saturday, April 30th, all presenting donors at both our Clark County and our Portland Donor Centers will […]
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 […]
Eat Ice Cream, Help Firefighters
Portland is expecting some unseasonably cold weather on Wednesday night, which means that you should DEFINITELY want to eat ice cream. Right? Right. And the only thing better than ice […]
What The Heck Is Liquefaction?
As you might imagine, we’ve been talking a lot about earthquakes lately, especially the risk of a Cascadia subduction zone quake right here in Oregon. One word that has come […]
Red Cross + Loads Of Hope
I’m a fairly stoic person, but it’s always the heart-tugging commercials that bring me down. This one, for example, always makes me a little teary… The first time I saw […]