Red Cross Announces Hero Awards for 2019 Pueblo Hometown Heroes Dinner 2 Pueblo, CO, Tuesday, January 29, 2019 — Everyday in our community ordinary people perform extraordinary acts of compassion, community service and heroism. The American Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado celebrates those heroes at the annual Pueblo Hometown Heroes dinner that will be held […]
Story by Melissa Stewart, American Red Cross Every eight minutes, the American Red Cross responds to a disaster. The vast majority of those disasters are home fires. The chances of escaping a home fire increase dramatically with functional smoke alarms and an evacuation plan. The American Red Cross launched the Home Fire Campaign in October […]
The American Red Cross of Colorado will be hard at work making homes safer in Greeley and Pueblo West. In honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Service, January 21, 2019, Red Cross volunteers, local fire departments and community volunteers will be making homes safer by installing free smoke alarms in the communities […]
Story and photos by Beth Bernhardt, American Red Cross The Flu is back and all of us need to be better about washing our hands to avoid spreading germs. According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, in this flu season, we have had nearly 1,200 people hospitalized and 1 child fatality. The […]
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming, January 7, 2019 – The end of 2018 was indicative of the entire year with multiple opportunities to help families recover from disasters. Our amazing disaster volunteers provided direct support to 222 people during December. In addition, many of our volunteers spent their holidays away from home helping […]
As 2019 begins, many of us are taking the time to self-reflect. We’re thinking about all of the experiences we had in 2018, all of the things we learned and what we’d like to change for the new year. Some of us will vow to “hit the gym more often” or “eat healthy” or just […]