Volunteers
New Volunteers Help Red Cross Build Wildfire Cleanup Kits, for Those Impacted by Wildfires
Story and photos by Lynette Nyman / Red Cross Cascades Region After damaging and historic wildfires swept through Oregon, starting on Labor Day 2020, many friends and neighbors of those […]
Red Cross Aids Hundreds of Oregonians Forced to Flee Wildfires
Story by Patricia Griffiths / Red Cross Cascades “I’m standing in smoky ash-filled air in Salem now, and it’s difficult to breathe even with a mask,” said Chad Carter, Red […]
Red Crosser Proud to Put Her “Boots on the Ground” in South Texas
Story by Harriet Vanderbilt / Red Cross Cascades When Katelyn Dzialowy was asked if she wanted to deploy to Texas to support those impacted by a recent hurricane, she jumped […]
As a Red Cross Volunteer, My Reason for Donating Blood Hits Close to Home
Story by Hannah C. Wood / Red Cross Cascades I’ve volunteered for the Red Cross for the past four years in different capacities. Often, I write about other long-time blood […]
With 50 Years of Volunteer Service with the Red Cross, Ed Epley Shows No Signs of Slowing Down
Story by Julia Green / Red Cross Cascades Region Ed Epley’s voice was warm and welcoming on the phone. “You want to interview me?” he asked. “Well, what do you […]
Community Volunteer Leader Finding Excitement and Opportunity in New Role
Story by Ali Hargrave / Red Cross Cascades With 3,400 volunteers providing lodging following a disaster, first aid training, staffing blood donation centers, and other numerous services, the Red Cross […]
Red Cross Cascades Region looking for local volunteers due to COVID-19 as wildfire season looms
Story by American Red Cross Experts say the Pacific Northwest could be in for a busy wildfire season this summer and the American Red Cross needs volunteers to help in […]
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 […]
The Red Cross Finds New Ways to Provide Disaster Support During COVID-19
Story by Patricia Griffiths / Red Cross Cascades Even a telecommunication engineer struggles with how to pack a hug into a phone call. Carl Nelson, a retired telecommunication engineer and […]
Delivering Hope in a Time of COVID-19
Story by Kalen Pippins / Red Cross Cascades Region I was sitting at my desk around 8 p.m. finishing up homework assignments from my University of Oregon classes when I […]