Red Cross Opens New Blood Donor Facility In Beaverton (Photo) -01/27/25

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

 

 Red Cross Opens New Blood Donor Facility in Beaverton 

  

Join us for our Ribbon Cutting Event on Thursday, January 30, 2025

                                                                          

BEAVERTON, Ore., (January 27, 2025) -- The American Red Cross is pleased to announce the Cascades Region is adding a new fixed site donor center in the Portland/Vancouver metro area.  The Beaverton Donor Center is the newest of our six blood donation sites across the region and will make blood donation more convenient for the 600,000 people who live in Washington County and the surrounding area.   

 

Join us for our Ribbon Cutting event at our new facility

Take a tour and meet enthusiastic blood and platelet donors

Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 10am.

11200 SW Murray Scholls Pl St 101, Beaverton OR 97007

 

"Every two seconds, someone in this country needs blood.  The need is greater than ever with the cancellation of hundreds of blood drives due to the wildfires in Southern California and the winter storms across the country, leaving more than 15,000 blood units uncollected," says Red Cross Cascades CEO Priscilla Fuentes.

 

The generosity of blood donors in the Cascades Region is well known. With more than 182,000 units collected in Oregon and Washington each year, our donors are incredibly dedicated to our mission. It's because of this commitment to helping save lives that our region has the unique ability to support the blood needs of 65 hospitals locally and other hospitals across the country.    

 

 

"We want to extend our deepest thanks to the donors in this region who understand the importance of giving blood and the need for a new fixed site to help make that happen.  We also sincerely thank our partners at Tektronix for their financial support of this new donor center in Beaverton," says Red Cross Chief Development Officer Tiffany Carter.

 

We encourage all eligible donors to make an appointment to give. Donation appointments can be made for the coming days and weeks by downloading the free Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.   

  

 

About the American Red Cross: 

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation's blood and is the primary blood supplier to 65 hospitals throughout Washington and Oregon; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org/Oregon or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or visit us on social media at @RedCrossCascades. 

 

 

 

The Red Cross Cascades Region Is On The Ground In Los Angeles In The Wake Of Deadly And Destructive Wildfires (Photo) -01/14/25

The Red Cross Cascades Region is on the Ground in Los Angeles in the wake of Deadly and Destructive Wildfires.

 

One week after wildfires ripped through the Los Angeles region, the Red Cross is still on the ground helping to provide shelter, feeding, reunification, health and mental health support, providing emergency supplies and more. We have over 400 volunteers supporting this relief operation.

 

The Red Cross Cascades Region (Oregon and SW Washington) has deployed 18 people.

 

Last night, we staffed 7 shelters with close to 800 people. That doesn’t include the people who are coming in during the day to get help and resources.

Shelters:

• They serve as a place to come in and get food, get basic health needs met and emotional support too. 
• They are a place where people can come in and charge cell phones and laptops if their power is cut off. 
• They are also information hubs. We work with fire departments, emergency managers, forecasters and other partners to help those who’ve been evacuated get the most updated information. 

The wildfires are still burning, and we know the Santa Ana winds are forecast to flare up in the coming days.

 

As the wildfires in Southern California continue to burn and impact air quality, the number of Red Cross blood drive cancelations have grown impacting hundreds of lifesaving blood donations.

 

Where it is safe to do so, we encourage people to schedule a blood donation appointment by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). 

 

The devastation from these wildfires is unbelievably sad. Our hearts go out to everyone who’ve lost their homes and communities.

 

We will continue to coordinate with local officials and community partners to make sure people have the help they need during this challenging time and we will remain there as long as needed.

 

People are still counting on us and the best way to support our work right now is by making a financial contribution.  Please go to RedCross.org or call 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767) or text “CAWILDFIRES” to 90999

If you want to donate items, you are asked to go to 211la.org

 

B-Roll:

https://vimeo.com/1045840848

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0bffd40953e54963a4fdd4d3e353ecf4

 

Pictures:

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Red Cross Workers From Oregon And SW Washington Are Headed To Los Angeles To Help Support Wildfire Victims -01/09/25

 

Rebecca Marshall

503-307-2060

Rebecca.marshall2@RedCross.org

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                                                                    

Red Cross workers from Oregon and SW Washington are headed to Los Angeles to Help Support Wildfire Victims

Meet our teams as they leave town at PDX this afternoon.

 

[PORTLAND, OR  January 9, 2025]

 

WHERE: PDX American Airlines ticket counter

WHEN:   January 9^th (Today)

• 1:00-2:00pm Red Cross Volunteer Darrell Fuller
• 2:00-2:30pm Red Cross Cascades CEO Priscilla Fuentes

WHY:  We understand the power of wildfires and have seen the devastation they can bring, and we are ready to offer support to the thousands of people affected by this devastation in the Los Angeles area. 

 

BACKGROUND:  Overnight, the Red Cross in southern California staffed seven shelters with over a thousand people inside and many more coming in throughout the day for food, information, health and emotional support. Over the coming days, we will coordinate with local officials and community partners to make sure people have the help they need during this challenging time and we will remain there as long as needed.

 

Sadly, extreme weather events are becoming more familiar.  In 2024, extreme weather took an overwhelming toll on tens of thousands of Americans forced to cope with 24 different billion-dollar disasters — the second-highest number ever recorded. In fact, these large climate-related disasters are occurring so often that the American Red Cross is now responding nonstop on a massive scale.

 

Our hearts go out to all the people affected by the raging wildfires in southern California, including members of our own Red Cross teams who’ve lost homes or parts of their community because of these fires.

 

The best way to support our work right now is by making a financial contribution. 

Please go to RedCross.org or call 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767)

 

We also remind people to download the Red Cross Emergency App to learn how you can prepare for, respond to, and recover from wildfires like these.

 

About the American Red Cross: The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation's blood and is the primary blood supplier to 65 hospitals throughout Washington and Oregon; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org/Oregon or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCrossCasc.

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