Tag: blood donation
Nike Employees Roll Up Their Sleeves at the Eli Wall Memorial Blood Drive to Remember a Young Athlete Who Touched Their Lives.
By Rebecca Marshall More than 50 Nike employees and friends streamed into Nike headquarters in Beaverton on December 19, 2024 to honor Eli Wall, a young man who lost his […]
“Miracle Man” Survives Truck Accident After Receiving Blood Donations and Proves Every Pint Counts.
By Rick and Paula Zimmerman in their own words and compiled by Colleen Hathaway, Red Cross Cascades Region Rick I’m a contractor who lives in Depoe Bay with my wife, […]
This PACU Nurse Has What Hospitals Need Most…Type O Blood.
Colleen Hathaway/Cascades Region When Molly Lindsey was a student in nursing school, her friend talked her into donating blood one day at a drive held at the PCC Rock Creek […]
“I should be dead. I should not be here.” A story of survival.
The holidays will be extra special this year for Sandy and Jason Thornton. The owners of the Grocery Outlet Market in Dallas, Oregon have spent the last three years in […]
It Took 250 Gallons of Blood to Save Her Life, Now She’s a Cardiac Nurse
Patricia Griffiths, Red Cross Cascades Region Not even the tap of a fork hitting a plate was heard during the 500-person 2013 Red Cross Cascades Region Heroes banquet while Sandy […]
Local Volunteer Grateful for Life-Saving Blood Donations
Red Cross Cascades volunteer Ashlie Freeman saved by lifesaving blood transfusion.
When Leukemia Struck, This West Linn Mom Fought Back
Colleen Hathaway/Red Cross Cascades Region In August 2021, Sarah Enders’ daughter Olivia, who is four years old, was diagnosed with Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), a cancer of the blood […]
Blood drive turns teenager’s cancer journey from devastation to action
Story by Chelsea White/Red Cross Cascades Region “Are you telling me that this is cancer?” It‘s a question no mother wants to ask her 12-year-old daughter’s doctor after receiving the […]
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 […]