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A Future after the Flood
Married with a 5-year-old son, Freda Tremper and her husband typified a young couple just starting out. She was 28 he was 32. They owned a small home on Gertz […]
One Heroic Cat
Fellow cat people rejoice! Finally a feline is being honored as a hero. A cat named Nudge saved his humans from a fire by waking them in the night. And […]
Thanksgiving Safety Tips
This long weekend many of us are likely going to turn up the heat to cook a feast, a welcome contrast to the frigid weather outside. Cooking a turkey is […]
Given Freely– No Recompense
So, I was minding my own business when a foxy question came to mind… What one word describes the inside of a Red Cross Emergency Warming Center (EWC)? Racking my […]
Wednesday Final Cut?
So it’s not Friday, but it IS the end of the week around here, so I’m doing a special Wednesday edition of the Friday Final Cut. Here you go! If […]
Free Pies and More at Tomorrow’s Thanksgiving Blood Drives!
Start the season of giving by giving the gift of life! Present to donate blood or platelets at Portland‘s 16th Annual Thanksgiving Day Blood Drive tomorrow, November 25, 2010, from […]
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 […]
‘Red’ Friday
The Friday after Thanksgiving has popularly become ‘Black Friday’- a day when millions of Americans wake up incredibly early to take advantage of the years’ best sales with door buster […]
30 Disaster Movie Money Shots
The Red Cross is all about preparedness, and often we are discussing how to prepare for big catastrophic event. These days we can start to visualize how these types of […]
The snow is falling!
Is it really not winter yet? Well, something certainly is in the spirit of ‘fall’ outside. I am currently at home staying warm in my Red Cross polar fleece, preparing […]