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 […]
By Patricia Billinger Refugees face repeated traumas, challenges and upheavals. First, they witness – or are targets of – violence in their home country that is so threatening that they must abandon everything they have and flee. Many of us who have never known violent political and social upheaval erroneously assume that refugees leave the […]
By Patricia Billinger OK holiday shoppers, meaningful gifters, Type-A planners and busy people who like to get more for their money: This blog is for you! We’ve come up with a short list of win-win opportunities for your holiday spend. Check two items off your holiday to-do list: Give a gift, and give back! 1. […]
First, we want to say THANK YOU. Thank you for caring about your fellow Coloradans, for supporting local nonprofits that help your neighbors, and specifically for supporting the Red Cross in Colorado! You are part of the reason Colorado is such a great place to live. Colorado ranks high on many quality-of-life lists. With our […]
Casework Volunteer Peggy McCown(L) provides food and clothing vouchers to Walter Booth after fire took his home in Pueblo, CO. It was a chilly night in Pueblo Nov. 23, 2014, when Walter Booth stepped out of his mobile home and saw flames coming out the back. Neighbors called 911 while Booth tried to rescue his […]
In 2014, the American Red Cross is celebrating 100 years of service in Colorado and Wyoming. As part of our year-long efforts to honor our past and build the foundation for another century of service, the Red Cross Colorado & Wyoming Region is renovating the regional headquarters to create better meeting and training spaces, improve […]
by Patricia Billinger When Denver Broncos fans gleefully celebrated Peyton Manning’s feat surpassing the all-time career passing touchdown record on Sunday, the folks here at the American Red Cross in Denver did an extra celebration dance. We knew the historic moment not only was worthy of celebration in its own right, but also boded well […]