Story by Lindsay Hale Murdock Participants register for the 2nd Annual Sporting Clays Invitational. Photo by R.W. Firth/American Red Cross Participants of the Second Annual Sporting Clay Invitational on June 4 were greeted with a shot of warm Colorado sunshine to begin a day of clay shooting and fundraising for a great cause. The American […]
Cadet Drew Phillips holds a photo showing his grandfather (center) as a Red Cross volunteer. Photo by Arnett Luce Drew Phillips is a Red Cross volunteer and has been since high school. He is also a 2016 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. He has a strong sense of community and is driven […]
Story and Photos by Lorin Schroeder On June 25 the CO-WY Regional Emergency Communication Team (EMCOMM) participated in the 2016 ARRL Amateur Radio Field Day event. ARRL Field Day is the most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June, more than 35,000 amateur radio operators gather […]
By Bill Fortune When temperatures soar, the hotter weather can pose a danger to family pets. The American Red Cross has steps to take to ensure your pet stays safe this summer: HOT CARS DEADLY FOR PETS Pet owners should not leave their animal in the car – even for a few minutes – when […]
by Kyle Fiehler Matthew Schramm, 17, is into saving people. On top of being a three-summer veteran of Fort Carson’s Evans Army Community Hospital volunteer program, he works as a lifeguard and ultimately thinks he would like to pursue a career in medicine. He may even become a pharmacist, though he wasn’t considering that exact […]
The American Red Cross recognizes that heroes come in all shapes and sizes and that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. At the annual Celebrating Community Heroes Dinner that was held at the Colorado State University in Fort Collins, June 1, 2016, those heroes were recognized for their significant contribution to the community or to […]
Eric Myers(r) presents Red Cross Life Saver Award to David McConkie (c) and shakes hands with Wyn McConkie. Photo by Lorin Schroeder by Samantha Baker Over 11,800 individuals were trained to use CPR and First Aid in Western Colorado in 2015. It isn’t often that someone has to use these skills and even rarer that […]
Anthem BCBS associate Brandi Montoya adds an emergency blamket to the emergency kit that was handed out at the Home Fire Campaign Being prepared for a potential disaster can help prevent injuries, and even save lives. That’s why dozens of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Anthem) associates joined with the American Red Cross in helping to ensure […]
Scene from Quail Cove Apartment fire in Colorado Springs, CO. Photo courtesy CSFD PIO By Walter Palmer Relica discovered the Red Cross the way many people do; through a home fire. She was at work on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 when she got a call from a neighbor that there was a fire outside the […]
By Linda Julich Women have always played a vital role in the Red Cross, from founder Clara Barton to today’s CEO Gail McGovern. Many of these women are mothers who may have had to sacrifice time with their own families in order to care for and nurture others in their community through their Red Cross […]