Tag: CPR
“Saving a Life” wasn’t Part of his Job Description, but he did it Anyway.
What do you do for someone who saves your life? How do you thank them? If you are Deanna Premo, you nominate that person for a Red Cross Lifesaving Award […]
Life Saving Heroes Receive Red Cross Award
Matt Sommers, Luis Hererra and Leah Hererra were on the Molalla River in Canby in 2023 when three people in the water started to struggle. Matt, who was lifeguard trained […]
“Guardian Angels were watching over me,” Portland man saved at local park by CPR certified bystanders
Story by Chelsea White/Red Cross Cascades Region When an average Portland morning went from daily dog walking to a life-threatening emergency, Megan Carpenter’s quick actions and CPR training helped save […]
Please Join Us at the 2012 Fred Meyer Breakfast of Champions
March is ‘Red Cross Month’ and the Oregon Red Cross will be honoring local heroes who have displayed courage and compassion at our March 6th Fred Meyer Breakfast of Champions. […]
Meet Local Heroes at Upcoming Oregon Red Cross Fundraiser
March is Red Cross month and the Oregon Red Cross will be honoring local heroes who have displayed courage and compassion at our March 6th Fred Meyer Breakfast of Champions. […]
You’re Making Us Proud Portland.
The Portland Red Cross received an incredible gift to help us celebrate the first day of Red Cross Month! See the photo to the right? That’s not just another cluttered […]
A Celebration of Local Heroes at Fred Meyer Breakfast of Champions
March is Red Cross month and the Oregon Red Cross will be honoring local heroes who have displayed courage and compassion at our March 6th Fred Meyer Breakfast of Champions. […]
The Fred Meyer Breakfast of Champions: Meet Local Heroes
Blood drives at high schools don’t take place during the summer break, but summer vacation didn’t stop David Douglas high school from saving lives. The school responded to an invitation […]
The Breakfast of Champions: An Event You’ll Never Forget
Last spring, DeOna Bridgeman of Canby witnessed a teenage boy struck by a car. DeOna rushed to the boy, who was lying in the road, not breathing and without a […]
We need your Red Cross stories!
For most people, encounters with the Red Cross never go beyond the occasional office blood drive or what they see on the news after a major disaster. It’s hard to […]