Tag: news
Live to Give This Summer
KGW news reporter Drew Carney donated blood live on the air on Friday, July 3, at the Red Cross Portland Donor Center. Guided by Daphne Mathew, our blood services Communications […]
“GR8” Promise At The G8 Summit This Week
The IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies), just came out with a press release on the G8 Summit* to take place July 8-10th in L’Aquila, Italy. […]
AED-ecision Making Time In Congress!
I am incredibly proud of my AED play on words here and I dare you to disagree. That said, I found some VERY exciting legislative news that relates to Lise’s […]
“Rebuilding Their Future One Fence Post At A Time”
I just read an article on Hurricane Ike that reminded me of how natural disasters often leave a mark many months and even years after the event. While it is […]
AmeriCorps Week!
It’s AmeriCorps Week! What does this mean? Well, AmeriCorps Week is a celebration and re-commitment to National Service. As such, Portland, OR AmeriCorps State Commission and Portland State University are […]
“You Saved Lives, Folks.”
Before we take a break from the Emergency Warming Centers, I wanted to share with you two articles that appeared in last week’s Oregonian. First, Doug Bates and The O’s […]
One Minute Update — It Doesn’t Take A Minute To Create
Today is the first weekday in December, which means that Robin and I are quite busy. You see, despite our best and most noble intentions, we never quite have our […]
All The News That’s Fit To Type
With a short week at work, it seems imperative to pack a whole lot of great info into the next three days of blogging. With that, I give you some […]
Northeastern Oregon Red Cross Welcomes New Leader
I’m delighted to introduce to you the District Manager of our new Northeastern Oregon District – Susan Daggett. I just sent out the following announcement about Susan’s hiring to lead […]
Have You Read The One Minute Update?
If you like the blog, you should really be reading our e-newsletter — One Minute Update. As you might have guessed from the name, it’s short and sweet, and Robin […]