Tag: donate
The Perfect Gift.
’Tis the season and everyone’s searching for that perfect gift. It’s about discounts, bargains and savings. But what are we really saving? If just 10% of people in the U.S. […]
Facebook+Clorox=$ for the Red Cross
What’s the coolest thing that Clorox has done since color-safe bleach? I may be biased, but I’d say it’s their support of the Red Cross. For more than 20 years, […]
Attention Filmmakers
MOFILM, a global film-making community, invited the Red Cross to participate in a video competition where aspiring filmmakers can create videos for big brands and social causes. The competition gives […]
Thanks For Making Us Famous, Ride For Red!
Do you remember us blogging on the Ride For Red team, which includes Miss Canada and Olympic bobsledders? They rolled into our Portland office last month and showed us what […]
Silver and Sparkles and Pearls. Oh My!
Hey gals. We know you love jewelry. And guys. You know gals love to get jewelry. But, do you know what’s even better than buying jewelry? When part of the […]
One Last Summer Festival!
Summer means a few things to me: awesome concerts (like Portland’s own Musicfest Northwest), outdoor movie nights, fun at the coast and elephant ears. Yep, no summer would be complete […]
Pakistan Floods: The Human Impact
A view from the sky to a view at ground level. Thanks to Reuters for allowing the Red Cross to use their photos to create a video that conveys the […]
Pakistan Flooding, As Seen From Above
From Wired:Above at left is the central Pakistan city of Hyderabad on July 31. At right is the city on August 19, as floodwater swelled the Indus River. In coming […]
Show Off Your Lifesaving Habits…
Here’s some Red Cross math for you: with every unit of donated blood, you can help save up to three lives! This summer, the Red Cross is challenging its donors […]
Ain’t afraid of no ghosts!
While looking at the same site that featured the Crank Water Purifier, I noticed a pretty nifty new invention for firefighting. The HPI 1000 Impulse Gun, which shoots out pressurized […]