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Marsha (Sasha) has worked as a volunteer in Disaster Services: Mental Health, for the American Red Cross for the past six years, and is the recipient of the 2008 Award For Excellence in Community Outreach through the Red Cross for her work on the 35 W Bridge Collapse. These are several references to her work with the Minneapolis 35W bridge collapse.


Bridge of Sighs

One Year After, Remembering and Rebuilding

Art collage helps 35W bridge 'Bus Kids'

35W bridge collapse: 'I would just listen to the survivors tell their stories'



Painting by Sasha Porter Blue
Painting by Marsha (Sasha) Porter "Bridge Collapse: Midnight"

Marsha (Sasha) works in the roles of Coach and Child Specialist with the Collaborative Divorce Law Institute of MN. Her profile on the Collaborative Law website, click here
"... right next to the bridge, past all the security tapes, at midnight, next to a guard keeping watch, and looked at that startled wreckage of a bridge-- the cars, some upside down-- the car doors still open-- dashboard lights, red-- still blinking, and the school bus . . ."
From: the article "Bridge of Sighs"

Sometimes goodbye is all we want, but cannot have.
Sometimes goodbye is all we have, but do not want.