Tag: american red cross
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’. […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Red Cross Has Redesigned Its Logo!
The American Red Cross officially unveiled its new logo last Thursday, featuring the iconic Red Cross in a button, to symbolize the personal investment of volunteers, employees and supporters in […]
Can You Save a Life by Singing?
A couple of days ago, I posted a funny blog entry regarding chest compressions as demonstrated in a Superbowl ad by Hyundai. On a more serious note, I ran across […]
We need your Red Cross stories!
For most people, encounters with the Red Cross never go beyond the occasional office blood drive or what they see on the news after a major disaster. It’s hard to […]
A neat story in the O with a Red Cross connection
By Jim Beseda, The Oregonian. Photo by Motoya Nakamura, The Oregonian A year ago, Jefferson High School’s Deion Guice seemed to be a big-time, big-program college football prospect — until […]
Winter Storm Update, Monday January 23, 2012
Downtown business are protected from flood waters with sandbags in Scio, Thursday. A new storm system is expected to arrive tomorrow. AP Photo The American Red Cross is continuing its […]