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Red Cross Helps Connect Mom with her Deployed Marine Husband After Son’s Injury
Story by Denise Holley and Judi Mahoney / Red Cross Cascades Region When her 11-year-old son fell at school and nearly fractured his cranium in 2012, Tania Vera was desperate to […]
Washington State Trooper Provides Roadside Help to Red Cross Volunteer Delivering Lifesaving Blood Products
Story by Harriet Vanderbilt / Red Cross Cascades Region When Red Cross transportation specialist Holland Golec drove north on I-5 on April 11, 2021, the last thing he expected was […]
Celebrating the 140th Anniversary of the American Red Cross
Red Cross Cascades Region 140 years ago, as of this Friday, May 21st, 2021, Clara Barton set out to alleviate human suffering in the world and The American Red Cross […]
In Honor of International Women’s Day, We Remember Clara Barton
Story by Ali Hargrave / Red Cross Cascades Region Behind every successful philanthropic effort is an individual who cared enough to enlist others on behalf of a cause they knew […]
Cascades Region Nurse Recognized with Prestigious Red Cross Scholarship
Story by Hastings Spencer / Red Cross Cascades Region Compassion is the cornerstone of service at the Red Cross, going back to its roots very roots with the iconic Red […]
Red Cross Aids Hundreds of Oregonians Forced to Flee Wildfires
Story by Patricia Griffiths / Red Cross Cascades “I’m standing in smoky ash-filled air in Salem now, and it’s difficult to breathe even with a mask,” said Chad Carter, Red […]
Corvallis Teen Saves a Life Just Months After Completing CPR/First Aid Training
Story by Patricia Griffiths / Red Cross Cascades On Sept. 18, 2019, 15-year-old Luka Schaefers was startled from a routine family car ride through Corvallis, Oregon to see a man’s […]
How to Get Ready for Wildfire Season During Coronavirus Pandemic
Story by Cynthia Shaw/American Red Cross Disasters won’t stop during the coronavirus outbreak. It is predicted that this year’s wildfire season is going to be more difficult than last due […]
Red Cross Cascades Region looking for local volunteers due to COVID-19 as wildfire season looms
Story by American Red Cross Experts say the Pacific Northwest could be in for a busy wildfire season this summer and the American Red Cross needs volunteers to help in […]
Windstorm Damages Dozens of Homes in Morrow County, Red Cross Volunteers Help from Near and Far
Story by Julia Green / Red Cross Cascades Region On May 30, 2020, the community of Boardman in Morrow County, Oregon experienced a violent windstorm. A mobile home park was […]