Tag: volunteers

North Dakota: How We’re Helping

Just to give you a quick update on how Oregonians are helping out in North Dakota: On Saturday morning, two volunteers from our chapter headed to Fargo to help with […]

No Free Lunch; Yes Free Training

With the economy the way it is, you might be thinking about going back to school. But unless you manage to get into this program, it’s probably going to cost […]

Senate Passes Serve America Act

Today the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act was passed 78-20 by the Senate! What does this mean? Well, here is a quick view of SOME of what the Kennedy […]

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 […]

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 […]