THE OREGON RED CROSS IN CLATSOP COUNTY

The Oregon Red Cross has been and continues to be an important part of community life in Clatsop County.

On Sunday, October 9th the Oregon Red Cross assisted an Astoria family displace by a house fire by providing lodging and comfort kits free of charge, we provided information about health and mental health services that were available in the area.

We just finished up a blood drive at Columbia Memorial Hospital and have another scheduled with the folks at the Tongue Point Job Corps, October 31st and November 1st. Another blood drive takes place for the Astoria and Warrenton communities on November 2nd. For more information on upcoming Blood Drives, go to: http://www.redcrossblood.org/

We've also just held a Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED class, and have Adult First Aid/CPR/AED classes on November 1st and 8th, plus a New Volunteer Orientation class on November 9th. All of these classes are at our Astoria office with a dozen more to follow in the next couple of months. We're working on getting classes and training scheduled in Seaside and Cannon Beach as well. Find out about upcoming classes at: http://www.oregonredcross.org

Cecelia (Ceci) Pratt is our north coast Readiness Specialist and is the first point of contact with the Red Cross in Clatsop County - Prattc@oregonredcross.org - (541) 265-7182 (w) or (541) 619-4822 (c). Ceci has been in Clatsop County on a weekly basis attending community meetings and developing new partnerships and will continue to do so. Our Astoria Service Center will be staffed at least 2 days a week on Wednesdays and Thursdays and we hope to increase the hours the office is open in the future.

The Oregon red Cross will participate in the Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce's Business After Hours event on Thursday, November 17 from 5:30 PM-7 PM.