By Bill Fortune “If you don’t serve your community you really are not part of that community.” A single sentence that expresses why someone would give 48 years of service to America. Deborah (Debby) MacSwain has been a part of the American Red Cross, or, the Red Cross has been a part of Debby MacSwain, […]
By Jennifer Marsh So how did you spend your weekend? Most of us might say we ran errands, did some home improvement, went for a hike, run or ride, had a date or attended a school event. Or, just maybe, we might admit that we took a nap. Colorado Red Cross had a busy weekend […]
Tom Pardee (L) receives the Lifetime Service Award from SVP Koby Langley at the Evans Army Community Hospital in Colorado Springs. Photo by Joe Coleman/American Red Cross Story by Bill Fortune Red Cross volunteers don’t do what they do for the glory. They rarely seek out recognition and prefer to go through their volunteer hours […]
When a disaster or crisis strikes, you may have only minutes to evacuate to a safer place. Whether that safer place means heading into your basement or storm shelter in advance of a tornado, fleeing to higher ground to escape flood waters, or driving miles out of your neighborhood to escape the flames of a […]
Growing up in Longmont, I learned about the horrors of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia from those who had lived through it. Several friends of mine came to the area as refugees, fleeing Prime Minister Pol Pot’s efforts to purge Cambodia’s intellectual elite and return the country to an idealized agrarian society as part […]
By Jessica Murison Imagine telling your husband that you were going to visit family, unaware that as you leave your home that day that it would be the last time you would see or hear from your husband for several years. What is unimaginable for most of us is reality for some refugees. And it […]
By Bill Fortune and Patricia Billinger When disaster strikes, we all want to help. Local governments, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and individuals all rally to help those in need. The American Red Cross is among those who answer the call to help. Volunteers in Calistoga, CA go through boxes of items donated to California wildfire relief. […]
By Bill Fortune and Elisa DiTrolio/American Red Cross Home fires never strike when you’re ready. They are notorious for happening in the middle of the night…when people are most vulnerable and least prepared. Members of the Baptist Church post helpful information for Country Club Villa residents on the wall of the Red Cross shelter Friday, Sep. 18, 2015 […]
Updated September 22, 2015 – The American Red Cross of Colorado will sponsor a one-day, large scale, Home Fire Campaign event Friday, September 25, 2015. This event will cover six Colorado counties and involve nearly six hundred works, including over 400 cadets from the United States Air Force Academy. The workers will go door-to-door in several […]
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 […]
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