Go Team Therapy Dogs is a nonprofit organization that utilizes therapy dogs to support those in distress. The organization will receive a 2023 Community Hero Award at the American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming Rocky Mountain Heroes Soiree for their positive impact on the community. Go Team Therapy Dogs was founded in 2012 in […]
By Violet Chazkel, American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming Public Affairs Intern Jo and Beva outside of the hospital the morning of the surgery. On April 5th, 2022, Annie Durham received an email about a co-worker needing a kidney donation. Jo’s kidney had failed from an adverse reaction to medication taken two years earlier, […]
By Emil Joensson, American Red Cross Public Affairs Matthew Podschweit is the type of man that just does. Helping others is in his nature, without thinking about asking for anything in return. During the day, Matthew works as a manager for creative services for USA Volleyball. He exercises his love for music, the piano, and […]
By Emil Joensson, American Red Cross Public Affairs The Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming has named Shawna Brown as one of the 2023 Community Hero award recipients. Shawna teaches at McAuliffe Elementary in Colorado Springs. In and out of the classroom, she devotes her free time and resources to developing and refining programs that […]
By Josh Egbert, American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming Public Affairs For Debby MacSwain, the American Red Cross has been her life’s work. For nearly 57 years, Debby has been a volunteer, an employee and a board member of the Southeastern Colorado Chapter. Passion for her community and helping others has kept her going […]
By Josh Egbert, American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming Public Affairs The American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming has named Christie Caster as executive director for the Western Colorado chapter. In her new role, Caster will manage the board of directors and its committees, collaborate with key community partners, elected officials and serve […]
By Josh Egbert, American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming Public Affairs It was a book on social work that brought Alie Pasternak to the American Red Cross. One of the chapters was on emergency response and was written by a Red Cross volunteer that had responded to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. […]
By Violet Chazkel, American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming Public Affairs Intern On December 30, 2021, the roaring Marshall Fire engulfed the Spanish Hills neighborhood in Boulder, Colorado, with flames driven by 100 mph winds. In the midst of the confusion Elizabeth received a phone call from her neighbor, Katherine Hunter, who pleaded with […]
By Violet Chazkel, American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming Public Affairs Intern When military veteran Anthony Lee retired after twenty years in law enforcement, he went back to school using the Veterans Readiness & Employment program to earn a Human Services degree. Now an accredited Veterans Service Offer (VSO) at Mesa County Workforce Center, […]