Tag: blood
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 […]
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 […]
Check In On Foursquare When You Donate Blood!
Smartphone user? Apparently, this means my phone is “dumb,” but for those with more cell phone firepower, today marks the launch of an exciting new foursquare app for blood donors! […]
2010 Civil War Update
We are now half-way through the Civil War Blood Drive Campaign. The counted ballots so far have the Beavs with a slight lead, 2,073 to 1,491. However, don’t let those […]
Thanks For Making Us Famous, Ride For Red!
Do you remember us blogging on the Ride For Red team, which includes Miss Canada and Olympic bobsledders? They rolled into our Portland office last month and showed us what […]
The Race isn’t over yet…
On Sunday, local-driver Greg Biffle was quite the sensation in the #16 American Red Cross Ford Fusion at the Texas Motor Speedway. He was often seen at the front of […]
It’s almost ‘that’ time of year again…
Is it just me, or is Halloween not really that scary compared to the weeks after? Each November welcomes large groups of individuals dressed up to support their favorite team, […]
Red Cross Returns to The Doctors Tomorrow!
From heart attacks to blood transfusions to emergency triage, the Red Cross certainly has a part to play in the drama of hospital life. So it makes perfect sense that […]
Ride for Red Hits PDX!
A Canadian beauty queen and an Olympic bobsledder rode their bikes through Portland; one stop on their 4000km (2485 mile) “Ride For Red” from Calgary, Alberta to Santa Monica, California. […]
Battlestar Galactica’s ending could have been spoiled by… blood facts?
If you have followed television over the past decade, you likely have gotten caught by one of the epic story-arch shows with movie-style story writing and filming. After years of […]