Tag: training
Annual Disaster Academy Goes Virtual Due to COVID-19
Story by Hannah C. Wood / Red Cross Cascades The Cascades Region Disaster Academy takes place every May and typically, the academy would be an in-person event at Willamette University and is […]
UO Ducks Lineman Saves A Life (and Red Cross demos “5 + 5”)
With the Civil War Blood Drive finishing its 10-year anniversary this past fall, University of Oregon students are no strangers to helping save lives. The heroic actions of offensive lineman […]
Threadless.com – Red Cross Tee Design Winner!
The results are in for the Threadless Red Cross tee design challenge…and they picked an awesome shirt! Threadless created an amazing idea which honors our everyday heroes through celebrating actions […]
Oregon Man Uses “Mouth-To-Beak” CPR
Because not every life saved with CPR is a human one! Check out this story of an Oregon man performing CPR on a BALD EAGLE. Wanna learn CPR yourself? Find […]
CONTEST: Where’s Annie?
Help! One of our manikins is on the loose! She’s been spotted all over town — at the Rose Quarter, at the Zoo, at OMSI and, in my favorite adventure, […]
Volunteer: Meet Erica Welch!
It is National Volunteer Week at the American Red Cross and we would like to take this opportunity to recognize some of the volunteers from within our local communities. Over […]
Grant Writing Workshop Coming To Portland!
Grant writers provide an indispensable asset for nonprofit organizations when locating project funding (for resources like initiating a new program, purchasing new equipment and even constructing a new building). If […]
Walking The Red (Cross) Carpet
What are your Tuesday night plans? Sitting at home watching NOVA? Catching up on last night’s episode of The Bachelor? Going to a glamorous red carpet premiere? Oh wait, those […]
Walking Tall with My Superhero Tool Belt
When I was an innocent, tiny teen, my friend and I decided to take a women’s self defense class at our local community center. Although we were being educated at […]
Hands Can Do Incredible Things
Some call it “hands only” CPR. Others call it “compression only.” But no matter what name you use, this simple version saves lives. And here at the Red Cross, we […]