By Catie Ballenger, Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming Public Affairs Lynda Monsey, a former Nurse Practitioner at Boulder Valley Women’s Health Center and American Red Cross of Colorado volunteer extraordinaire, is retiring from the Red Cross. As the Mile-High Chapter Health Services team lead, she was responsible for coordinating, supervising and mentoring Health Services […]
Protect your loved ones. Install smoke alarms. Make a fire escape plan. To help reduce the number of home fire-related injuries and fatalities, the Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming, in partnership with your local fire department, is providing FREE fire escape planning. We are also installing free smoke alarms to those who register. To […]
American Red Cross volunteers’ selfless efforts leave an indelible mark on those who are impacted when disaster strikes. Steve Kaye is one such volunteer, serving as the Disaster Spiritual Care (DCS) Regional Advisor for the Colorado/Wyoming Region of the Red Cross. He has shared his gifts and talents with the Red Cross for over 20 […]
Jackie Norris has a passion for recruiting and engaging the incredible people who volunteer for the American Red Cross. She has been with the organization for over 50 years. In fact, the Red Cross was her first job out of college. She remained on staff for many years through the ’70s, ’80s and early ’90s […]
The American Red Cross responds to an emergency every eight minutes and 90% of them are local, personal disasters like home fires. Volunteers from our Disaster Action Teams are ready to respond to these local emergencies, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In December, the Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming provided support […]
By Mary Jo Blackwood, American Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteer According to staff and other volunteers who work with her, Star Fennell is the epitome of the ideal American Red Cross volunteer: She’s patient, listens and is always looking for ways to improve what the Red Cross does to serve our clientele. While her favorite […]
Tuesday, after 80 days of providing safe shelter for the Colorado and Wyoming wildfire evacuees, the last American Red Cross shelter was closed. Since October, the Red Cross has provided services for those who were affected by the Cameron Peak fire in Larimer County, Colorado, the East Troublesome fire in Grand County, Colorado, the Calwood […]
Red Cross Volunteers are Currently Responding To Multiple Multi-Unit Apartment Fires American Red Cross Volunteers are Responding to a Multi-Unit Apartment Fire in the Denver Metro Area. The American Red Cross of Mile High is sending a second team of volunteers to respond to a multi-family fire on Pecos St. in Northglenn, Colorado. A Red […]