Tag: Disaster Relief
Meet One Compassionate Kid
Meet Blake. This adorable seven-year-old was watching OPB last night (smart kid, no?) and saw the devastation that Hurricane Ike was causing in Haiti. He told his parents to come […]
Hurricane Season ’08: It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
First of all, just a shout-out to Robin. She isn’t even at work today and she blogged (TWICE!!) whereas I did nothing. How awesome is she? Truthfully, I wasn’t really […]
Did You Get This Tweet?
Check it out: Find out more about the Red Cross Text 2Help program right here. For just $5, it’s a very easy way to make a difference, especially along the […]
Hurricane Gustav
Hurricane Gustav is making headlines and the American Red Cross is getting ready. Chapters across the Southeast are preparing to receive evacuees. Over the next two days the Red Cross […]
Making Lemons Into Lemon Aid
Speaking of things most people do when they’re kids, I read a story this morning about Kayla and Mara Arnold, two sisters from Iowa who set up a lemonade stand […]
It’s not just in the Portland area…
I just saw this article and had to post it. Apparently it’s not just our Chapter that has been responding to an unusual amount of house fires. The Register-Guard reports 30 house […]
Unusual Frequency
So, yeah, it looks like we have actually been responding to more fires than usual lately. Yesterday, Rodney in Emergency Services sent out a special volunteer recruitment email that started […]
i’ming for a good cause. Yes, that’s a word. Read on…
Today’s the day for you to email and instant message your heart out. Send “Happy Day Before Independence Day” messages to everyone you know! Why? Because it’s American Red Cross […]
Hello again!
I’m back in Portland, safe and well. Only partially buried under a backlog of emails that piled up while I was away. I’ll dig myself out eventually! I have a lot […]
Dam!!! Now There Are 2 States With 10,000 Lakes…
Clever, right? And sweet, when you know that proceeds from the sale of this Iowa Flood Relief t-shirt are being donated to the American Red Cross disaster relief fund ($9 […]