Tag: blood
Red Cross Employee Spotlight: Justin Miller
Meet Justin. He’s a Red Cross blood services HLA technician here in Portland. Not only does Justin get to wear a really cool lab coat while he works, he also […]
Meet Floyd Pitts, Chief Diversity Officer
This morning, we had a very special visit. Floyd Pitts, Chief Diversity Officer for the American Red Cross, stopped by our chapter and hosted a roundtable discussion about diversity and […]
Myth-Busting: Blood Donor Eligibility and Blood Pressure
Q: I have low/high blood pressure; am I eligible to donate blood? A: Depending…read on! According to the Red Cross Blood Eligibility Guidelines, people with high blood pressure still might […]
Flickr Find: Another (Cute) Blood Hero
It seems we’ve had a couple Flickr Finds this week of cute boys who donate blood. This guy’s name is Kevin Farris, and guess what? He’s from Portland, Oregon! According […]
Deferred!? Rejection!
Last week my mom and I made appointments to donate blood together. Give blood, then “re-hydrate date” at Trebol’s happy hour. Fun! Except for one little thing: I’m deferred from […]
Alex’s Battle
The adorable, brave smile to the left belongs to Alex, a four-year-old from Portland who is currently undergoing cancer treatments. Alex’s mom Sara was kind enough to share her son’s […]
Dough-nate for the Doughnuts!
What would you do for a free doughnut? How about help save some lives? Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, blood donors can satisfy their sugar sensations with fresh Krispy Kreme […]
Needles that help save lives…
A few weeks ago I got my very first tattoo at Infinity here in Portland. Traci (the tattoo artist) and I had about three hours to get to know each […]
Trivia Time! Guess how long. . .
A few months ago, Robin boggled all your brains with a blood trivia blog that asked you to guess the number of red blood cells in the human body. The […]
New American Red Cross blood donor facebook page!
Oh, facebook! Now you really have everything I need. The Red Cross just gave me another reason to spend countless hours on facebook.com with the launch of the new American […]