Volunteers

Washington State Trooper Provides Roadside Help to Red Cross Volunteer Delivering Lifesaving Blood Products

July 29, 2021

Story by Harriet Vanderbilt / Red Cross Cascades Region When Red Cross transportation specialist Holland Golec drove north on I-5 on April 11, 2021, the last thing he expected was […]

Historic multi-day heatwave, pushes Cascades Region volunteers to adapt to yet another disaster like no other

June 30, 2021

Story by Sarah Cagann/Red Cross Cascades Region We saw the forecasts and read the headlines; a dangerous multi-day, triple-digit heatwave was coming to the Cascades Region. Yet it was still […]

For Some Military Families, Hope, Comfort and Good News Comes with a Red Cross Smile

April 29, 2021

Story by Colleen Hathaway / Red Cross Cascades Region It’s not every day that Heidi Shuford can deliver good news.  As a Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) […]

Sound the Alarm is Back in 2021 to Inspire Everyone to Make their Homes Safer

April 8, 2021

Story by Patricia Griffiths / Red Cross Cascades Region With the whir of a screwdriver and chirp of a tested alarm, Cascades Region volunteer Jon Grasle wraps up another day’s […]

Tom Murotake Symbolizes Perseverance and Determination for the Red Cross

March 18, 2021

Story by Harriet Vanderbilt / Red Cross Cascades Region He just keeps “going and going and going!” In 1989, this Energizer Bunny slogan created a brand that is still recognized […]

In Honor of International Women’s Day, We Remember Clara Barton

March 8, 2021

Story by Ali Hargrave / Red Cross Cascades Region Behind every successful philanthropic effort is an individual who cared enough to enlist others on behalf of a cause they knew […]

March is Red Cross Month: Thank you, Volunteers!

March 3, 2021

Story by Colleen Hathaway / Red Cross Cascades Region March is Red Cross Month:  Thank you, Volunteers! Franklin D. Roosevelt first proclaimed March as Red Cross Month in 1943 to honor […]

How One Disaster Can Inspire Change Across The Country

January 13, 2021

Story by Ali Hargrave / Red Cross Cascades Region It’s hard to believe that it has already been six months since the 2020 Oregon Wildfires devastated our region. Though disasters […]

Red Cross Volunteers Show Resilience During a Fire Season Like No Other

December 8, 2020

Story by Julia Green / Red Cross Cascades Region It’s early September in Oregon, and Rebecca Marshall has worked as the Regional Disaster Officer of the Red Cross Cascades Region […]

Amid the Aftermath of Devastation, Blue River is Rising

November 19, 2020

Story by Harriet Vanderbilt / Photos by Liz Miller / Red Cross Cascades Region The rustic riverside town of Blue River, Oregon is a special community. Like so many communities […]