By Bill Fortune Hail piled up in the Colorado Springs area. Photo by American Red Cross Strong storms brought mountains of hail and buckets of rain to the Colorado Springs area. Roads were closed, homes flooded and streams threatened to overflow. Hail was 4 to 5 feet deep in some places and rainfall of more […]
Story and Photos by Walt Palmer, American Red Cross Justin Israel sleeps on his left side, mostly, but frequently switches to his right side. It makes little difference in his life. His brother sleeps on his right side, because when he switches to his left side (which he frequently does when he is asleep) […]
Denver, CO, August 24, 2016 1:00 P.M.— The American Red Cross has closed the shelter that was opened to support the evacuees from the International Youth Hostel in Denver. Residents have been referred to Denver Health and Human Services for additional support.
By Bill Fortune Sandra’s story from the Louisiana floods It’s been a week after historic flooding in Louisiana devastated tens of thousands of lives, and the work of the Red Cross is just beginning. Red Cross workers are providing shelter, food and comfort right now, and will continue to be there in the weeks and […]
By Bill Fortune Sandra’s story from the Louisiana floods It’s been a week after historic flooding in Louisiana devastated tens of thousands of lives, and the work of the Red Cross is just beginning. Red Cross workers are providing shelter, food and comfort right now, and will continue to be there in the weeks and […]
By Bill Fortune Bringing Help and Hope is First Priority Denver – August 22, 2016, Noon — The Red Cross has been responding to the call for help from people affected by the Louisiana Floods and the California Fires. Blue Cut Fire in California – The Blue Cut Fire forced the evacuation of 82,000 people and […]
By Bill Fortune Bringing Help and Hope is First Priority Denver – August 22, 2016, Noon — The Red Cross has been responding to the call for help from people affected by the Louisiana Floods and the California Fires. Blue Cut Fire in California – The Blue Cut Fire forced the evacuation of 82,000 people […]
By Bill Fortune Update at 5 P.M. Friday, August 19 – Four additional volunteers will be heading to help the people of Louisiana. That brings the total number of volunteers deployed to help in Louisiana from Colorado and Wyoming to 17 plus one staff member. The volunteers will depart to Baton Rouge on Saturday, August […]
Update: 3 p.m., Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Colorado and Wyoming Region support for the Louisiana Flood response continues to grow. On Thursday, August 18, 2016 two additional volunteers will depart to bring help and hope to the people of Louisiana whose lives have been devastated by this event. Charlotte Hardy, a volunteer from Powell, WY, will travel to Baton Rouge, […]
The American Red Cross has mounted a massive response to help the people of Louisiana recover from the record rainfall and flooding. More than 500 Red Cross volunteers are on the way from across the country along with over 60 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERV). “This will be one of the biggest responses since our response […]