Tag: Disaster Relief
Portland Soccer Fans Give Back!
This past memorial day weekend, the Portland Timbers faced DC United in what resulted in the first home game loss of their inaugural MLS season. The team may have lost […]
VIDEO: Red Cross Responds In Joplin
“We don’t just have wounded bodies, we have wounded spirits.” — Nurse and Red Cross volunteer Christine Stockwell, on the ground in Joplin, MO.
Making A Difference Across The County
As you know, we’ve been sending volunteers to help with relief efforts in Alabama. And, let me tell you, each and every one of them is amazing. Not only are […]
Red Cross + Loads Of Hope
I’m a fairly stoic person, but it’s always the heart-tugging commercials that bring me down. This one, for example, always makes me a little teary… The first time I saw […]
Artwork for Tsunami Relief
Nationwide we are seeing a great deal of support to the American Red Cross for Japanese disaster relief. Now Milwaukie (Oregon) based comic-book publisher Dark Horse Comics is joining in […]
How We Are Helping After the Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami
We’ve received an incredible amount of support from the public following the devastating earthquake in Japan and ensuing Pacific tsunami last Friday. As always, we are grateful for your support […]
Friday Final Cut
With the activities across the Pacific over the past 24 hours, a lot of Red Cross news and stories of incredible volunteers are making their way across the internet. Here […]
Video Interview: Senior VP of International Services
Yesterday we got the opportunity to do a brief video interview with David Meltzer, Senior Vice President of International Services for the American Red Cross, who was visiting Portland to […]
A Future after the Flood
Married with a 5-year-old son, Freda Tremper and her husband typified a young couple just starting out. She was 28 he was 32. They owned a small home on Gertz […]
Make A Difference Day Is Tomorrow!
Make a Difference Day is a national event encompassing the most comprehensive nation-wide day of helping others. USA Weekend reports that in 2009, 3 million people participated in the national […]