Red Cross workers going door-to-door in Montrose, CO The American Red Cross of Western Colorado reached a milestone for the Home Fire Campaign Saturday, September 12, 2015, when they installed their 1000th smoke alarm. Teams spread out across Northbrook Villas in Montrose, CO. as part of the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign to test smoke […]
Tehran, as viewed from the Modares Expressway (wikimedia commons) As an undergraduate, Jonathan Pinckney began what would become a years-long endeavor to better understand the complex history of nonviolent revolution and rebellion in countries around the world, including in Iran. While studying abroad in Hosni Mubarak’s Egypt, Pinckney, this month’s International Services Lunch and Learn […]
A scene from 1964’s Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Please check our website, redcross.org/colorado to find out when it will return. More than a half-century after its original theatrical release, the absurdity and razor-sharp satire of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove, or: How […]
On Sept. 9, 2013, rain began falling in a historic downpour that would ultimately result in flooding across more than a third of Colorado’s counties. Boulder County received a year’s worth of rainfall in a matter of days. The Red Cross sprang into action immediately and, despite the challenges of flooded roadways and damaged infrastructure, […]
This week, in honor of the 10 years that have passed since Hurricane Katrina struck, we are remembering those whose lives were impacted, honoring the resiliency of the community, thanking those who stepped up to help and reflecting on lessons learned. By Leila Roche Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, most people remember the super-shelters and […]
This week, in honor of the 10 years that have passed since Hurricane Katrina struck, we are remembering those whose lives were impacted, honoring the resiliency of the community, thanking those who stepped up to help and reflecting on lessons learned. By Leila Roche Roger Bram delivers clean-up kits after the Black Forest Fire in […]
This week, in honor of the 10 years that have passed since Hurricane Katrina struck, we are remembering those whose lives were impacted, honoring the resiliency of the community, thanking those who stepped up to help, and reflecting on lessons learned. By Leila Roche In her more than 50 years as a Red Cross volunteer, […]
This week, in honor of the 10 years that have passed since Hurricane Katrina struck, we are remembering those whose lives were impacted, honoring the resiliency of the community, thanking those who stepped up to help, and reflecting on lessons learned and applied in the decade since. Story and photos by Janet Koelling Hurricane Katrina […]
Photos and story by Thea Skinner The Black Forest community, the American Red Cross, and their partners dedicated the Black Forest Fire Memorial during a ceremony August 15 — a symbol of nurturing and rebuilding the community. The Black Forest Fire of June 11, 2013, is considered the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history. The […]
By Thea Skinner Burundi has gone through three major waves of political upheaval in the past half-century that have resulted in hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing their homeland. The first upheaval occurred in 1972, the second in 1994; the third is happening today as crisis once again strikes the country. With both 1972 and […]