Tag: blood

Excitement in the Air

Whirly Bird Action Yesterday was an exciting day for Red Cross Blood Services. Leave it to Eileen Cahill and Neil Heiniman of Hospital Services to negotiate a Coast Guard Chopper […]

What’s Your New Year’s Resolution?

We’ve heard most New Year’s resolutions before — lose weight, exercise more, travel, spend time with family and friends — but one local family has made the same resolution for […]

A Small Dose Of Reality

I’ve admitted before that, every once in a while, I succumb to the mind-numbing shallowness that is reality TV. I try my very hardest to keep it to the shows […]

We’re Having A Tweet-Up!

What with all the snow and the holidays, we’ve seen a serious drop in blood donations this week.  So we decided – at the suggestion of one of our twitter […]

Tweeting Up At A Blood Drive

If you saw my last post, you know that we’re already planning for a future blood drive “tweet-up.” While I’m sad to say that we won’t be the first to […]

To Snow – or – Not to Snow

Blood Services is a little nervous about the projected cold snap that’s expected to arrive this weekend. Just one day of funky weather can create a deficit in our collections. […]

Local Apheresis Team Takes Home Two Awards

The Portland Red Cross Apheresis Team are smokin’ this year and they were recognized by CoridianBCT as one of the “Best in the West.” Maybe you’re wondering – what in […]

Saving Lives Without Spending A Cent

As I was looking for a holiday gift photo to go in the One Minute Update, I stumbled across yet another attention-getting Red Cross ad campaign (see others here, here […]