George Evans, the American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming Regional Warehouse Supervisor, has been a volunteer with the American Red Cross since 2017. Before his service with the Red Cross, George served our country. Linda Yoskowitz, Colorado and Wyoming Regional Logistics Lead has worked closely with George for several years. “George is a wonderful […]
By Catie Ballenger, Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming Public Affairs Lynda Monsey, a former Nurse Practitioner at Boulder Valley Women’s Health Center and American Red Cross of Colorado volunteer extraordinaire, is retiring from the Red Cross. As the Mile-High Chapter Health Services team lead, she was responsible for coordinating, supervising and mentoring Health Services […]
By Mary Jo Blackwood, American Red Cross of Colorado, Public Affaitrs As we discussed previously, the current pandemic has affected all aspects of Red Cross operations and service delivery, but because of our long established ability to pivot when confronted with barriers, Red Cross operations and services have continued. With the high visibility of disaster […]
May is National Wildfire Awareness Month and the American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming is urging everyone to plan now for dangerous wildfires and potential power outages. Last wildfire season the Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming provided 38,100 meals, 39,000 overnight stays and 3,009 disaster health contacts to wildfire evacuees. “After back-to-back years […]
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming Volunteers Provide Relief to over 200 People After Local Emergencies In April Emergencies are more common than you may think. In fact, the American Red Cross responds to a disaster every eight minutes. Day and night, local Red Cross volunteers are there to provide emotional support, help families […]
By Catie Ballenger, American Red Cross In the spirit of National Pet First Aid Awareness Month, let’s take a few steps to prepare for an emergency with our 4-legged family members. There are three things you need: Pet First Aid Kit, Pet First Aid/CPR Class, American Red Cross Pet First Aid App. Pet First Aid Kit […]
Protect your loved ones. Install smoke alarms. Make a fire escape plan. To help reduce the number of home fire-related injuries and fatalities, the Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming, in partnership with your local fire department, is providing FREE fire escape planning. We are also installing free smoke alarms to those who register. To […]
Recently, the American Red Cross of Colorado received a new fleet vehicle acquired thanks to the generosity of a local donor, the Harmes C. Fishback Foundation. The Foundation, managed by the Stapleton family, funded the new Equinox with their generous gift of $25,000. In addition to their recent generosity, the Harmes C. Fishback Foundation has […]
Community Hero Grand Junction Mutual Aid A Community Effort Mutual Aid, at its core, is a community effort. These more informal organizations, run by everyday people and the working class, are better equipped to identify the main problems facing their communities by looking at the issues from the inside. Nonprofits and community organizations come together […]
As blizzard conditions continue to impact communities across Colorado and Wyoming, several shelters and warming centers are open to allow people a place to go for warmth, comfort and necessities. Here is the list of the current places open for people needing to get out of the storm. March 14, 2020, 9:07 pm Platte County, […]