Update as of Monday, October 30, 2017: An additional Red Cross disaster responder is on his way to the USVI. Les Orser volunteers with the Red Cross of Western Colorado. Les has been a long-time volunteer and has deployed to large scale disasters across the country on many occasions. He is a licensed mental health […]
It has been a week since the Las Vegas music festival shooting on October 1, 2017. Las Vegas, a city known for glitter and glamour was hit hard with 59 fatalities and 500 injured. Within the first 24 hours, Red Cross responders from Colorado were on the way to help. Mass casualty events are difficult […]
In the last six weeks, the American Red Cross has launched a wide-ranging relief effort to help people devastated by three historic, back-to-back hurricanes—Harvey, Irma, and Maria. The Red Cross is on the ground, part of a large team of agencies and organizations responding to provide help to communities turned upside down by these […]
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming, October 5, 2017- The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming responded to more than 100 calls in September, an increase of more than 140% of those experienced during the month of August. Of the 219 people helped by Red Cross, more than 84 were children under the […]
Thursday, September 7, 2017 – Now that Hurricane Irma has impacted the islands in the Caribbean we know that people are concerned about loved ones that they may have lost contact with. Here is some information that might be helpful when searching for those people. Keep calling, sending text messages and trying to connect via email […]
Monday, September 11, 2017 – The Red Cross has a massive relief effort underway across multiple states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, providing safe shelter to people in the path of Irma’s fury. The Red Cross is part of a large team of agencies and organizations responding to provide help to those in need.Overnight. […]
Friday, September 22, 2017 – In the last month, the American Red Cross has launched a wide-ranging relief effort to help people devastated by three historic, back-to-back hurricanes – Harvey, Irma, and Maria. The Red Cross is part of a large team of agencies and organizations responding to provide help to communities turned upside down by […]
Support from local media and TeleTech came together Wednesday when a telephone fundraiser was held to raise money to support the Red Cross response to Hurricane Harvey. The event was coordinated by Katherine Schaefer, Events Manager for the Colorado and Wyoming Red Cross. The effort began on Monday with discussions and coordination and it all […]
Update: Thursday, Aug 31, 2017 – Colorado and Wyoming Red Cross continues to support the disaster relief effort for people affected by Hurricane Harvey. We have a total of 43 Red Crossers assigned to the disaster response in Dallas and Houston, Texas and 1 person assigned to support sheltering in Louisiana. August 29, 2017. George R. […]
Story and Photos by Stefani Madison/American Red Cross It isn’t every day you have the privilege of meeting someone with Karen Drake’s sense of dedication Karen Drake, 50 years of Service. and passion for her work. Since 1967 she has been teaching, year round, water safety and life saving classes. In 1962, Nebraska farm kids […]