American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming – The month of September 2019 brought 51 calls for Red Cross disaster assistance and we were able to help 119 people begin their recovery across the two-state region. Most of the assistance requests were for home fires totaling 47 responses. September also brought national disasters that prompted […]
Additional Disaster Workers Deploying to Texas Updated: September 27, 2018 Five more disaster workers from the Colorado & Wyoming Region of the Red Cross have been deployed to the Texas Gulf Coast to support the recovery phase of our disaster response. Darlene Moore – a volunteer with the Red Cross of Western Colorado chapter will […]
Colorado & Wyoming Red Cross responded to 57 calls for help in August and assisted 172 People American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming – The month of August 2019 brought 58 calls for Red Cross disaster assistance and we were able to help 152 people across the two-state region begin their recovery. Most of […]
UPDATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 More than 45 members of the American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming have traveled east to support impacted and potentially impacted areas of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. The Colorado and Wyoming region has also deployed three of its five Emergency Response Vehicles to provide food, water […]
Story by Kate Walters/American Red Cross – Photos by Bill Fortune/American Red Cross “It really could have been anybody, but it was me. I’m very thankful to have received all of the great training for the work that I do with kids.” Diane Perez was very surprised this morning at the Child Development Center on […]
August 2, 2019 – Colorado Springs, Colorado Story by Kate Walters/American Red Cross Volunteer It’s that time of year again when students all over the nation are heading back to school. Some teens in Colorado chose to volunteer their free time this summer, offering valuable service to active military, their families and veterans at Evans […]
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming – The month of July 2019 brought 48 calls for Red Cross disaster assistance and we were able to help 152 people across the two-state region begin their recovery. Most of the assistance requests were for home fires totaling 40 responses. In addition to local disaster responses, we […]
Volunteers tirelessly carried their drills and step ladders and brand-new smoke alarms throughout the entirety of Lake County knocking on doors, checking and installing smoke alarms, educating families and saving lives.
Training Offered July 13 in Buena Vista Colorado Springs, CO, Monday, July 8, 2019 – The American Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado is offering free training and new volunteer registration for anyone wanting to be a Red Cross volunteer in Chaffee County. The training will be held Saturday, July 13 from 9 AM to 11 […]
Story and Photos by Bill Fortune/American Red Cross The latest generation of the Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) arrived at the Southeastern Colorado Chapter in Colorado Springs in early June. A brand new Mercedes Benz Sprinter that has been customized for Red Cross disaster response operations. The ERV was paid for through corporate, foundation […]