Tag: Red Cross volunteers
A Powerful Reminder of the Importance of Red Cross Volunteers
Story by Harriet Vanderbilt / Red Cross Cascades Five years have done little to diminish the emotion that Jamie experienced that day. At the time, she was a volunteer transportation […]
For 76 Years, We Have Celebrated March as Red Cross Month
Story by Harriet Vanderbilt / Red Cross Cascades Region “I request that during that month (March) our people rededicate themselves to the splendid aims and activities of the Red Cross” […]
What I’ve Learned While Volunteering with the Red Cross
Story by Bhavna Derma / Red Cross Cascades Region The American Red Cross is an organization that is 90 percent led by its volunteers. Across the globe, the American Red […]
Oregon Red Cross Responds to Fatal House Fire
Oregon Red Cross volunteers responded to a house fire on Failing Street in Portland, OR early this morning. They provided humanitarian assistance to at least two people displaced by the […]
Blaze sparks at SE Portland apartment complex
Oregon Red Cross volunteers are assisting several SE Portland residents displaced by an apartment fire in the 2000 block of SE 122nd Avenue. Red Cross volunteers are prepared to provide […]
American Red Cross, Oregon Region – Winter Storm Update
The American Red Cross is working around the clock to provide assistance to families and communities impacted by the recent storms. Our Emergency Operations Center has been active since Wednesday […]
Fire Hurts: Red Cross Helps
On Thursday, January 05, 2012 at 8:19pm, Oregon Red Cross volunteer Kenneth Rislow responded with humanitarian assistance to a duplex fire in the 700 block of Erie Avenue, Astoria, OR. […]
Every Day, the Oregon Red Cross is There
On Wednesday, December 28, 2011, Red Cross volunteers Ed Rentz, Mac McCawley and Geoff Jutzy responded to a disaster in the 9900 block of N Smith Street, Portland, OR. The […]