By Cassie Schoon Ethiopian restaurants are a fixture of my East Colfax neighborhood. Ethiopian text adorns storefronts in nearby shopping centers. When I lived in the Governor’s Park neighborhood, I used to watch in curious wonder as Ethiopian women dressed in white would walk to the church at 7th and Pearl. It seems my life […]
By Cassie Schoon Philanthropist and former AOL Chairman Ted Leonis read Iris Chang’s The Rape of Nanking on vacation in 2005, and began researching the event himself. He was inspired by the book and his own findings to produce the Nanking and made the unconventional move to offer the documentary available online at no […]
By MaryBeth Lawson From employee to rock star volunteer and philanthropist, Catherine Barde-Levanthal is an incredible example of what it means to give your time, talent and treasure. Catherine was first inspired to deploy following the devastating earthquake in Haiti. While Catherine said that she “didn’t know how I would be able to provide for […]
By Linda Julich, American Red Cross Feature Writer The Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado honored Hometown Heroes on March 17, 2013 at the Antlers Plaza Hotel in the beautiful Heritage Ballroom. Phil Long Dealerships served as the Title Sponsor for the event that had an impressive list of nominators, sponsors, and community and Red Cross […]
By Cassie Schoon Nuclear fears may seem like the campy artifacts of postwar paranoia, as dated as atomic-print curtains and foil-wrapped TV dinners. But this conception is soundly repudiated in Countdown to Zero, a documentary detailing the vulnerabilities and current dangers of the world’s nuclear arsenal. The 2010 film, directed by British filmmaker Lucy Walker, […]
More than 800 people gathered at the Red Cross Heroes Soiree on Friday, Feb. 26, to celebrate and honor heroes and to support the lifesaving work of the Red Cross in Colorado. The 2016 Red Cross Heroes Soiree featured Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper as a guest speaker and American National Red Cross President and CEO […]
The original Geneva Conventions laws governing armed conflict were signed in 1864 By Cassie Schoon There are rules to war, even when it may seem that armed conflict is the height of human chaos. And these rules have an arbiter and adviser in Lt. Col. Jedd Miloud, Staff Judge Advocate of the 302nd Airlift Wing and […]
By Cassie Schoon Jackie Mukandekezi In a way, Geras Shoukulu and Jackie Mukandekezi are always expecting. Over the past five years, the couple has welcomed eight unaccompanied refugee minors into their home. And each time a new refugee child arrives, Jackie says, it’s like bringing home a new baby. “It’s like bringing in a newborn […]
By Kimberly Blanco Paramedic Kristin Genova In the early hours of the morning on July 29, 2015, Kristin Genova was driving home after a long shift with the Denver Paramedics Division when she noticed flames. Kristin immediately pulled her car to a stop in a safe location and called 911. After hanging up the phone, […]
By Paula Deegan Red Cross Heroes events have several goals: celebrating local heroes, honoring first responders, and, of course, raising funds to help the Red Cross alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies. Our events also aim to connect people to the Red Cross mission and to each other. Though we’ve never set out […]