On April 30, 1975 — 40 years ago today — Saigon fell to The People’s Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam. Many people remember the striking images of people evacuating from Saigon and South Vietnam on April 29 and 30. Thu-Thuy Truong was 13 at the time and one of […]
On Wednesday, April 29, at least 50 Colorado residents who have ties to Nepal and surrounding countries gathered at the Asian Pacific Development Center in Aurora to seek information about international relief efforts in response to the devastating 7.8 Magnitude earthquake that shook Nepal on the morning of April 25, 2015. About 50 people gather […]
Volunteers make up more than 90% of the Red Cross workforce in Colorado, so it’s no exaggeration to say that the Red Cross IS its volunteers. Each year, we take a moment to highlight, recognize and thank some of the extraordinary volunteers who deliver our services with compassion, care, creativity and dedication. These are the […]
Red Cross volunteer Roger Bram directs the Emergency Response Vehicle for the Palmer Park neighborhood evacuation exercise in Colorado Springs. Photo credit American Red Cross Story by Leila Roch, American Red Cross On Saturday morning, many residents in the Palmer Park neighborhood received a knock on their door and a reverse 911 phone call from […]
(Correction: an earlier version of this blog reflected the date of the Lunch and Learn as Wednesday, April 22. It is actually Tuesday, April 21.) For those who lived through the Vietnam War, the phrase “Black April” is loaded with complex meaning. It was in April, 40 years ago, when Saigon fell, and the American […]
As we celebrate, thank and honor our Red Cross volunteers during National Volunteer Week, we are introducing you to real Red Cross volunteers who are talking about why they give of their time to help others. Meet Lisa Ortner-McNeil. Lisa has been a Red Cross volunteer since 2000. Watch and listen as she talks about […]
As we celebrate, thank and honor our Red Cross volunteers during National Volunteer Week, we are introducing you to real Red Cross volunteers who are talking about why they give of their time to help others. Meet Susan Wiseman, a volunteer for the Red Cross of Western Colorado who was inspired to help others by […]
As we celebrate, thank and honor our volunteers during National Volunteer Week, we are introducing you to real Red Cross volunteers who are talking about why they do what they do. Meet a husband-and-wife team of volunteers from Pueblo, Colorado: John Goorley, a retired Army officer, and Sherri Goorley, a registered nurse, are Disaster Action […]
As we celebrate, thank and honor our volunteers during National Volunteer Week, we’re introducing you to real Red Cross volunteers who are talking about why they do what they do. Today, meet Mark Livingston. Although Mark works full-time in emergency management, he also finds time to volunteer for the Red Cross in emergency preparedness, specifically […]
As we celebrate, thank and honor our volunteers during National Volunteer Week, we’re introducing you to real Red Cross volunteers who are talking about why they do what they do. Today, meet Ron Quay. He started volunteering with blood drives on the East Coast, and recently joined our disaster response teams in Colorado. When speaking […]