Tag: volunteers
Serve America Act to Benefit AmeriCorps
With discussions of stimulus packages taking place around the country, National Service is certainly among the many undergoing very exciting times! “The Serve America Act (S. 277), introduced by Senators […]
Drills: Testing How We Deal With Pet Snakes
You’re staffing a Red Cross shelter. How would you work with a client who: Wanted to bring in a pet snake?Was mute and asking for water?Was diabetic and had lost […]
Check This Guy Out!
As we celebrate March as Red Cross Month, we are proud to introduce Bob Hawley as part of our Red Cross family! Volunteer blood donor Bob Hawley, 62 of Mt. […]
10 Reasons To Volunteer While Job-Seeking
We all know where things stand with the economy at the moment. Here in Oregon, the outlook is grim, with a 9.9% unemployment rate for the month of January. When […]
Family Experiences Second Fire; Thanks Red Cross
Can you imagine the trauma of losing a loved one in a fire? Now…imagine having ANOTHER fire in your home, just 10 years later. How would you react? This is […]
Happy Birthday, Barbara!
Just wanted to take a moment to point out this weekend’s article about “volunteer extraordinaire” Barbara Peck. If you haven’t read the article, Barbara just turned an impressive 100 years […]
Ham: It Can Save Your Life
No, not the pink and salty kind. This kind. I was reading this article in the Clackamas Review and got to wondering about ham radio operators and how they work […]
“The Red Cross Presence Made A Difference”
From Bob Skipper, Multnomah County Sheriff, to the Oregon Trail Chapter:
That Big Sports Thing This Weekend…
This morning, someone asked me if I liked the Steelers on my way into work. My response? “That’s a football team, right?” Clearly (and I’ve mentioned this on the blog […]
Obama Wants You…To Volunteer
The National Day of Service might be over, but that doesn’t mean that your commitment to volunteerism has to end there. A while back, I mentioned that Obama’s acceptance speech […]