By Amanda Waddell, American Red Cross Volunteer We all have a skill or a passion that the world needs from us, as we are all valuable. Discovering a way to take those passions and skills and use them in service to the community is such a beautiful experience. We all know that the Red Cross […]
Petting man’s best friend brings instant joy to most people. Especially those serving our country and the medical staff that is caring for our Armed Forces. This month American Red Cross dog teams greeted staff at Fort Carson Evans Army Community Hospital to thank them for their service during this difficult time. The intent of […]
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 Our incredible volunteers in Colorado Springs are helping people out during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our partners, like Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army, have been busy making meals for people who need and thanks to our amazing volunteers, they were also able to serve bottles of water with those […]
by Kate Walters, Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteer Red Cross volunteers and El Paso County staff have created hundreds of mask-making kits, each one containing the raw materials needed to construct 24 homemade masks. They are working to create enough kits to make 6,000 masks. Red Cross volunteers, Pam and Bob Munson, along with Bob […]
By Kate Walters, American Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteer This is the history of how I found my passion: My thoughts go way back to the time that Hurricane Katrina cut a path of destruction through Florida and on to Louisiana in 2005. I was glued to my television in Colorado, watching scenes of the […]
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 […]
Story and images by Kate Walters, American Red Cross I often hear that a lot of people don’t know exactly what a Disaster Action Team (DAT) does. No two DAT responses are the same, but the American Red Cross always sends a team when called upon to provide comfort to people in their time of […]
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 […]