by Cari Roberts Physicians Assistant Victor Palomares volunteers with his whole heart. He deploys overseas to Iraq and Afghanistan with the Colorado National Guard. Each time he volunteers to do so, he makes life changing professional sacrifices. He has closed his medical practice here in Colorado to serve his country as a flight surgeon, leading […]
by Cassie Schoon In 2010, Jeremy Scahill, an investigative reporter, and Richard Rowley, a director, arrived in Afghanistan with a handful of grant money and a desire to document the war that had been raging in the region for nearly a decade. In two years, Rowley and Scahill captured footage that exposed the darkest sides […]
by Janet Koelling On a sunny summer day in Lakewood, four everyday people proved that every second matters, and that ordinary people can become heroes during those seconds. The story began on July 25, at Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood. After water skiing on the lake, a park visitor returned to the dock. When […]
by Patricia Billinger Just four days before Christmas, Guy Forti got the call: the Red Cross needed him. Heavy rains and flooding in Oregon and southwest Washington had forced the evacuation of hundreds of people. The Red Cross had responded with shelters, food and assistance. Now, more than two weeks into the operation, they needed […]
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 MaryBeth Lawson Mary Peterson embodied the humanity that is the American Red Cross. Thanks to a generous donation from her family, we had the pleasure of honoring Mary’s commitment to the American Red Cross and debut the Mary Peterson Education Lounge the weekend of Jan. 22. A plaque shows Mary Peterson at work in […]
Estelle Nadel, Holocaust survivor Estelle Nadel was only 10 years old when she and her brother escaped Nazi captivity through a tiny window in their jail cell. For the next two years, she hid in a Polish attic, later coming to America in 1947. By the time she arrived in the United States at the […]
Six million Jews were persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust, representing two-thirds of the entire European Jewish population. Millions more who were also deemed undesirable were killed, including Roma, gay men and lesbians, and people with disabilities. To commemorate the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, the American Red Cross will be hosting a […]
By Bill Fortune The sacrifice that has been made by those who have served in our Armed Forces is immeasurable but deeply appreciated. During the holiday season the American Red Cross expresses that appreciation across the nation through our Holiday Mail for Heroes program. Across the country people get together to sign cards, some of […]
For the Lost Boys of Sudan, the thousands of minors displaced during Sudan’s Second civil war, escaping their home country meant surviving dangers like wild animals, starvation, and active war zones. But the challenges don’t end for unaccompanied minors once they reach their host nation, as the 2014 film, “The Good Lie,” shows. The film, which depicts the […]