Denver, Thursday, June 27, 2019– The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending disaster responders to help people in Harlingen, Texas after persistent heavy rain produces flooding in far south Texas. The Red Cross has opened 6 shelters in the area. Red Cross trained disaster responders have mobilized to provide relief and comfort […]
Update: Friday, June 14, 2019, Noon – The American Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado closed the Regency Tower shelter at Cheyenne Mountain High School at noon today, Friday, June 14, 2019. This shelter was opened for the residents of the Regency Apartments who were evacuated due to an apartment fire that occurred on May 24, […]
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 & […]
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 […]
Providing Help and Hope after Tornadoes and Flooding More Volunteers Deploying Updated Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Three additional volunteers have been deployed to help with the disaster response. These volunteers have been sent to Tulsa, OK to help with recovery after tornadoes and flooding. David Schneider – a volunteer with the Mile High Area chapter […]
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming – The month of April brought 68 calls for help and an opportunity to help 190 people across the two-state region. As usual most of the assistance requests were for home fires totaling 64 responses. Our teams also helped 5 people after their homes in Sublette, WY were […]