Story by Bill Fortune/American Red Cross National CPR and AED Week, June 1-8, 2019 In the back of our minds we all know that CPR, when performed properly, can save lives. Chances are, at one point or another, we have all thought about learning CPR just in case we needed it. Unfortunately, for many of […]
Story by Beth Bernhardt Additional photos of this event can be found at this link: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmykLuts The American Red Cross of Northern Colorado hosted a gala event May 16, 2019 to honor “hometown heroes” who had gone above and beyond to save life and property in the community. It takes great individuals to step up […]
By Bill Fortune, American Red Cross Timothy Bartlett is a veteran of the U.S. Army who served 13 years as a helicopter crew chief. During his time in the Army he served around the world but after a series of accidents he left the Army disabled with bad back and knees, and PTSD. After a […]
Update: Wednesday, May 29, as of 2:00 PM – The shelter at Cheyenne Mountain High School remains open as the fire department continues to evaluate the Regency Tower Apartment building to determine when and if residents will be able to return to their apartments. Update: Tuesday, May 28, as of 12:00 PM – The evacuation […]
By Anna Blackford/American Red Cross Did you know that the American Red Cross works with therapy dogs? Deanna Tuley, lead volunteer for the Animal Assistance team, was able to shed some light on this Services to the Armed Forces initiative. Deanna volunteers at the Evans Army Community Hospital in Fort Carson, Colorado, and is the […]
Providing Help and Hope after Tornadoes and Flooding More Volunteers Deploying Updated Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Three additional volunteers have been deployed to help with the disaster response. These volunteers have been sent to Tulsa, OK to help with recovery after tornadoes and flooding. David Schneider – a volunteer with the Mile High Area chapter […]
Mother’s Day is a special day for all of us. A chance to share some love with our moms and to celebrate the enormous contribution they have made in our lives. At the American Red Cross many of our volunteers are moms and year -after-year we find our Red Cross moms deployed to disasters around […]
Ongoing Support Enables Red Cross to Prepare for and Respond to Disasters Broomfield, CO, Wednesday, May 8, 2019 — The American Red Cross recognized The Ball Foundation today for supporting Red Cross disaster relief at home and around the world. The Ball Foundation, headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, has donated more than $500,000 to support the […]
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming – The month of April brought 68 calls for help and an opportunity to help 190 people across the two-state region. As usual most of the assistance requests were for home fires totaling 64 responses. Our teams also helped 5 people after their homes in Sublette, WY were […]