Tag: preparedness
#Just1Thing You’ve Done!
Whether or not you won our #just1thing contest (and we haven’t picked all the winners yet…hang in there!), I thought you’d like to know what your friends, neighbors and fellow […]
FINAL CONTEST: #just1thing For Your Pets
Sure, we’ve talked about preparing kids and families, but for many Portlanders, there’s one VIP that we might have missed. So, for this final week of Preparedness Month, we’re turning […]
CONTEST: #just1thing For The Workplace
After last week’s focus on families, we’re turning our attention to the office for our second annual #just1thing contest. WEEK THREE: PREPAREDNESS FOR THE WORKPLACE If you send us a […]
What I’m Watching…
…these sweet new preparedness PSAs, of course! Have you ever seen a tornado disappear before your very eyes? Well, now you have: And here’s a very quick quake: And if […]
When Disaster Strikes, What’s Really Important?
Which possessions would you take if you only had 15 minutes? This question comes to you from Kari Henley, an author over at The Huffington Post, and comes in the […]
Donating Blood for Community Preparedness
Here is a video from our media partners at KNDU (Richland, Washington). The American Red Cross Pacific Northwest Blood Region includes much of Oregon and Washington, meaning that a donation […]
FREE PIZZA!! (With Your Preparedness Kit)
You know the joy you’ll get when you take home a preparedness kit, right? Well, can you imagine the even greater joy when you get 10% off your purchase? And […]
CONTEST: #just1thing For Kids
So last week, we kicked off our second annual #just1thing contest. And even though things are already up and running, we’re just now focusing in on the first theme: WEEK […]
California Community Rolls up Sleeves to Donate for Officer
A regular lesson in the Red Cross is that tragedy can bring people together to do amazing things. This story comes out of the Bay Area over the past two […]
Tracking Earl
Interested in tracking Hurricane Earl? Here’s Mashable’s list of great online resources to check out now and in case of future disaster. You can also track the Red Cross’ preparation […]