By Rick Padden, Red Cross Public Affairs “The nightmares are normal,” the woman wearing the Red Cross vest said gently. “It’s not unusual, and you should expect them.” The man sitting across from her will likely need that reassurance for years to come, as he can no longer sleep more than two hours without reliving […]
She passionately represented the America heart of humanitarian service to every individual that she helped during her years of selfless American Red Cross service. Close friend and Red Cross health services volunteer Pat Chappell recalls, “Lee truly “walked the talk” of the Red Cross Mission and the Creed of the Red Cross Nurse!” Pat Chappell […]
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming – The month of May brought 44 calls for help and an opportunity to help 113 people across the two-state region including 12 people over the age of 65. As usual most of the assistance requests were for home fires totaling 34 responses. Our disaster responders also helped […]
Story by Daneil Mulhern/American Red Cross – Updated by Bill Fortune Update: June 5, 2019 – The Emergency Response Vehicle traveled to central Oklahoma and was assigned the task of delivering emergency supplies to some of the areas hit hard by tornadoes. John Walsh and Ken Harnett have been putting the new ERV through its […]
Bringing Help and Hope to Those in Need Denver, Wednesday, June 5, 2019– The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending additional disaster responders and equipment to help people in Arkansas after a week of devastating tornadoes and flooding. Since May 1, 2019 nearly 40 Red Cross disaster responders from the Colorado & […]
Story by Bill Fortune/American Red Cross National CPR and AED Week, June 1-8, 2019 In the back of our minds we all know that CPR, when performed properly, can save lives. Chances are, at one point or another, we have all thought about learning CPR just in case we needed it. Unfortunately, for many of […]
Story by Beth Bernhardt Additional photos of this event can be found at this link: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmykLuts The American Red Cross of Northern Colorado hosted a gala event May 16, 2019 to honor “hometown heroes” who had gone above and beyond to save life and property in the community. It takes great individuals to step up […]
By Bill Fortune, American Red Cross Timothy Bartlett is a veteran of the U.S. Army who served 13 years as a helicopter crew chief. During his time in the Army he served around the world but after a series of accidents he left the Army disabled with bad back and knees, and PTSD. After a […]
Update: Wednesday, May 29, as of 2:00 PM – The shelter at Cheyenne Mountain High School remains open as the fire department continues to evaluate the Regency Tower Apartment building to determine when and if residents will be able to return to their apartments. Update: Tuesday, May 28, as of 12:00 PM – The evacuation […]
By Anna Blackford/American Red Cross Did you know that the American Red Cross works with therapy dogs? Deanna Tuley, lead volunteer for the Animal Assistance team, was able to shed some light on this Services to the Armed Forces initiative. Deanna volunteers at the Evans Army Community Hospital in Fort Carson, Colorado, and is the […]
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