Tag: volunteers
Vacation Volunteer Extraordinaire
We here at the Red Cross depend on volunteers and we appreciate every one of them. They do every imaginable job for us, from cleaning and preparing manikins, to deploying […]
Gearhart Memorial Service Tonight
Aside from providing emotional support following a disaster, the Red Cross may well be called upon for other things. Included on the list? Arranging memorial services. Tonight, the Oregon Trail […]
Providing Support in Gearhart
Yesterday, tragedy struck along the Oregon coast, when a rented plane struck a rented house in Gearhart. Five people, including three children, were killed. A situation of this magnitude in […]
Hola, Dolly!
Victoria, our staffing hero, has been busy today. This morning, I got the heads up that we’re sending six more volunteers off to help with the response to Hurricane Dolly. […]
Deep In The Heart Of Texas
You may not know this, but I once lived in Texas. And not the hipster mecca of Austin either…good ol’ San Antone. So as I watch Dolly’s progress, I feel […]
Who Uses the Red Cross in a Disaster To Pick Up Women?
Okay, so Oregonian John Richards didn’t exactly INTEND to pick up women, but pick up one he did…Iowan Michelle Peterson, who he’ll marry this coming Saturday in Portland. As John […]
Unusual Frequency
So, yeah, it looks like we have actually been responding to more fires than usual lately. Yesterday, Rodney in Emergency Services sent out a special volunteer recruitment email that started […]
Red Cross Volunteer on the Blog
Hello everyone, I am a volunteer with the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross. I serve in the emergency services area as a disaster responder. I joined the […]
I’ve Seen Fire and I’ve Seen Rain…
…and they’ve led to some pretty disasterous situations across the country. We’ve got wildfires raging in California and floodwaters bursting through levees along the Mississippi. And though we haven’t yet […]
Two More Volunteers Head To Midwest
Just a quick update on the number of people we have deployed to help with relief efforts in the Midwest. Today, two more people left. One is heading to Cedar […]