by Patricia BillingerVideos by Courtney Vermeer Imagine if your job involved getting awoken in the middle of the night, without notice, and having to head out into the dark, the snow, the rain. Imagine if your job involved spending up to 12 hours carefully driving up and down roads that are often damaged – and sometimes […]
By Patricia Billinger What is the Red Cross up to when we’re not responding to massive disasters? Let’s take a peek behind the curtain at what the Red Cross does #Allin1Day. Here’s a snapshot of what really happened on a single day last week in the Colorado & Wyoming Region: Wednesday, May 20 6:50 a.m. […]
Story and Photos by Bill Fortune/American Red Cross Red Cross SAF volunteers provided information and water to those attending the Memorial Day ceremony in Pueblo, CO Memorial Day is one of those days when American’s set a side time to remember those that have given the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Veterans, active duty military, […]
by Patricia Billinger Quick test: Set your timer on your smart phone or watch, then time how long it takes you to: Copy the image below. Paste it into your twitter, Facebook or Instagram feed. Hit post/send. I timed myself and it took…27 seconds. Boom. Message sent. Pretty easy, right? With a few clicks, you […]
By Ed O’Brien WWII Maj. General John F. (“Jack”) Curry presided over training of 2 million airmen, founded the Civil Air Patrol (The Air Force Auxiliary), and built Peterson, Nellis, and Wright-Paterson Air Force Bases, among many other facilities. Four-Hundred and twenty-four airbases, auxiliary fields, depots, and bombing ranges to be exact. John F. […]
Nearly 30 Red Cross volunteers and employees from 8 counties spent the weekend of May 15-17 training, practicing and reaching out to save lives in and around the Steamboat Springs area. Volunteers explain the importance of having an evacuation plan. The Red Cross Northwest Colorado Disaster Academy drew 27 Red Cross staff and trained them […]
The concept of a “peace process” can bring to mind images of drawn-out negotiations, tense moments of compromise, and diplomats locked in urgent debate. But as Suzanne Ghais, the speaker for next Wednesday’s International Services Lunch and Learn, has learned, sometimes the key to peace must involve innovative measures, like threats of nudity. Ghais, who […]
By Jennifer Marsh Colorado Red Cross volunteers are amazing. 90% of the American Red Cross in Colorado is made up of volunteers, with over 40,000 hours annually put in by Pikes Peak Chapter volunteers alone. Saturday, May 9, the Red Cross said thank you. Not just thank you for showing up, but thank you […]
By Bill Fortune/American Red Cross Photos by Mitch Lavelett/American Red Cross Red Cross volunteer Loyce Jones stocks the pantry as a rescuer grabs a quick bite at the scene of search and rescue effort in Boulder, CO Photo by Mitch Lavalett/American Red Cross The Red Cross of Colorado brought food and beverages to support […]
By Bill Fortune/American Red Cross People say that practice makes perfect and if there ever was an organization that believed in that motto is the American Red Cross. Training our volunteers through small and large scale exercises keeps them in top shape and keeps them confident in their skills. Dan Chavez organizes lunch for shelter […]