By Rick Padden, American Red Cross Public Affairs Name: Dr. Carolyna Smiley-Màrquez Location: Longmont GAP: Disaster mental health provider Length of service: 4 years Dr. Carolyna Smiley-Màrquez has been an American Red Cross disaster mental health volunteer since 2016, and brings a truly unique skill-set to the task of helping clients in the field. Her resume reads like […]
By Rick Padden, American Red Cross Public Affairs When avid hiker Kelly Greenwood hits the trail, she doesn’t hear the chirping of the birds. She can’t hear squirrels either, nor can she hear her cat’s meow at home, or watch TV without closed captions. Music is nice, but she seldom hears or understands the lyrics. […]
By Mary Jo Blackwood, American Red Cross On Saturday February 22, 2020, the Northern Colorado chapter of the American Red Cross was conducting a home fire campaign in the Hill N Park neighborhood in Greeley. When a team approached one house, they smelled gas coming from the residence. The front door had a padlock on […]
Emergencies do not stop even amid our current health crisis. The Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming has not changed its mission to people who live in our communities, it has however changed how we do our mission. Every day, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers continue to meet the needs of individuals and families who […]
by Andrea Carlson, American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming Thank you to our incredible volunteers and staff members who helped make this special delivery happen. We were able to give 35 cots to the Greeley Personal Isolation Facility, to help care for people who need it most. THANK YOU! Due to increased numbers of […]
By Rick Padden, American Red Cross Public Affairs I’ll admit, unashamedly, that I got into volunteer work because I simply needed something to do in my retirement. And being a Baby Boomer who grew up on John Wayne and Audie Murphy war movies, with Red Cross ambulances bravely plowing through the smoke and debris in […]
By Rick Padden, American Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteers Location: Fort Collins Name: Ed and Linda Archer GAP: Disaster Action Team (DAT) Length of service: 16/11 years The American Red Cross is one of the few organizations that crosses borders and boundaries, according to Ed Archer of Fort Collins. “And we’re international people,” he said […]
Every day, volunteers continue to meet the needs of individuals and families who have suffered from disasters. In the month of February, 143 people were provided support and care from American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming. The majority of calls were for home fire support. In addition to disaster response, the American Red Cross continuously works to educate our […]
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming January 2020 Disaster Response Every day, volunteers continue to meet the needs of individuals and families who have suffered from disasters. In the month of January, 202 people needed assistance. The majority of calls were for home fire support. In addition to disaster response, the American Red Cross continuously works to educate our […]