When Peyton Wins, the Red Cross wins!

According to the sports analysts, the Denver Broncos broke all sorts of records during their win over Arizona on Sunday, Oct. 5 – including the franchise record for total offense and  “fastest QB to reach 500 TDs.” Courtesy of NFL.com So it comes as a well-deserved recognition that fans chose Manning as this week’s FedEx […]

Lessons Learned from a Congolese Pastor

By Katie Lynn-Vecqueray Sometimes, the greatest and most powerful gift is hope. Hope may come in many forms, but it is especially prevalent in the lives of individuals who have been separated from loved ones abroad. These individuals feel compelled to determine the fate, safety, and well-being of their families and friends, and the Red […]

Partnership Provided Weather Radios in Time for Severe Weather

With flood watches in place across much of Colorado today, residents in a number of mountain communities hit hard by last September’s flooding are better prepared to receive emergency alerts that could save lives, thanks to 100 weather radios that the communities received recently. Receiving alerts about threatening weather conditions is essential in rural mountain […]

Partnerships in Preparedness

The Colorado Emergency Preparedness Partnership (CEEP) held an important meeting today at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, CO in an effort to improve the preparedness and resilience in Western Colorado. The American Red Cross was an active participant in the meeting.  Troy Staples, Ready Rating Manager for the Red Cross Colorado & Wyoming Region […]

Targeted programs prepare Colorado and Wyoming Children

The Simply Safe Program, a Denver Public Schools initiative to deliver safety information to students in elementary school, just wrapped up its fourth year of successful programming. Simply Safe comprises five key community partners, including the American Red Cross, who collaborated to design and implement the high-impact safety program. The goal of Simply Safe is […]