By Patricia Billinger The oft-repeated mantra going into Super Bowl 50 was that in a show-down between a No. 1 offense and a No. 1 defense, the defense usually wins. And here we are in Denver, celebrating Super Bowl champs. Red Cross volunteers stand ready to provide first aid and other emergency assistance at the […]
By Linda Julich Students follow along in their workbooks at The Pillowcase Project at Widefield School District. Photo by Bill Fortune, Red Cross It was a great opportunity for the American Red Cross to reach out to children in our community as volunteers visited two schools in the Widefield School District during January. Teams from the […]
by Patricia Billinger When you go on a trip for a week or more, how many bags do you pack? A carry-on? One suitcase? Two? What if you knew you were packing to travel to a distant land thousands of miles away, never to return home again? Imagine arriving in a foreign country with only […]
By Leila Roche and Bill Fortune Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, “What are you doing for others?” – Martin Luther King, Jr. In honor of his legacy, over 150 volunteers from Colorado and Wyoming gave their time to help their neighbors this 2016 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Together, they visited nearly […]
by Mary Urban What do you give someone who has all the latest tech gadgets and a cache of comfortable, stylish sweaters? Sometimes the best gifts are less tangible but give us peace of mind by knowing those caught in disasters or conflicts can benefit from our donations. Cyber Monday is here, and perhaps after […]
Story and Photo By Thea Skinner, American Red Cross Tragedy struck again September 11, forever imprinted in the minds of Sabrina Fiorella and Dan Zuckerman. The couple awoke abruptly at 4:30 a.m. to a fire inside the residence on 4th street in Colorado Springs. The fire at the neighbor’s mobile home next door, […]
by Cari Roberts Everyone has a story. Sometimes we just need to be given a safe place to tell it. In partnership with the Library of Congress, the Red Cross is working to collect as many stories as possible for the Veterans History Project and connect with veterans across Colorado and Wyoming to record their […]
When you build a house, there are places where you combine several separate beams instead of one long beam, because it’s stronger that way. The strength of their synergy is greater than the strength of their individual parts. The Red Cross applies that principle every day in Colorado: our volunteers work to build partnerships with […]
by Patricia Billinger One morning during the height of international sanctions against Iraq in the ‘90s, Enas Alsharea overheard her father lamenting to her mother: “I am suffering that I can’t get oranges for my children. I am suffering because I want to be able to give my children everything.” Alsharea, who was a young […]
By Jana Mathieson May and June 2015 have been so rainy that most people are worried more about flooding than wildfires. However, all this moisture also feeds the growth of potential fuels for fires later this summer. On Saturday, June 13, 2015, members of Behind The Red and other Mile High Chapter Red Cross volunteers […]