Tag: donor

Foursquare: Rewarding Volunteerism?

Despite the existence of Please Rob Me, I’ve been experimenting with Foursquare. I mainly started to see if there was some way we could be using the geo-locating service for […]

Blood Donor Spotlight: Craig Cline

Craig Cline of Salem, Oregon has been donating blood for 26 years. Today he is scheduled to give his 160th pint of blood at the Red Cross. Craig donates blood […]

Why I Give: Heathman Hotel

Donors don’t always have to give money. Sometimes they give things that are incredibly useful in other ways…things like space. Not outer space (though that would be pretty cool!), but […]

Haiti Earthquake: One Month Later

One month ago, I was planning my brother’s birthday, getting ready for a friend’s fashion show and attending NTEN’s non-profit mapping showcase. One month ago, residents of Haiti were going […]

Why I Give: Claire Abraham

Claire Abraham donated $35 of her own money from her piggy bank to the Red Cross after hearing about what was happening to the children of Haiti. But she didn’t […]

Why I Give: John Paris

Meet John Paris. John’s birth name is actually Jean-Robert; he was born and raised in Haiti and came to Portland in 1960 at just 8 years old. He feels fortunate […]

Platelet Donor Spotlight: Randy Stone

Today I met a platelet donor from Vancouver named Randy. In addition to donating platelets, Randy sometimes donates whole blood, too. Randy is a relatively new donor; his first whole […]

Blood Donor Spotlight: David McGrew

In honor of National Blood Donor Month, I thought it would be fun to feature a few blood donor stories on the blog. Meet blood donor David McGrew, a 28-year-old […]

A New Year’s Tradition, In Photos

I’ve told you about our friends from the Weiss family before — as you might recall, they have a fascinating New Year’s tradition, for which they were nominated as heroes […]