If Father’s Day snuck up on you this year, don’t worry! The American Red Cross has rounded up our top creative, free and lifesaving ideas for Father’s Day! IDEAS FOR DAD Sign up for a class together. Help him pick up a new lifesaving skill with Red Cross training that you take together online or […]
The coronavirus pandemic is changing the way people celebrate major events and holidays— including the Mile-High chapter of the American Red Cross of Colorado. Each year, the Mile-High Chapter holds its Annual Meeting to elect new Board Members, thank and bid farewell to outgoing Board members and to recognize accomplishments of our amazing volunteers. This […]
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 […]
By Rick Padden, American Red Cross Public Affairs Name: Fran Culler Location: Loveland GAP: DHS/Disaster Health Services Length of service: 3 years Deployments: 1 One of Fran Culler’s goals when she retired was to become a volunteer, but she’s had this little problem of “un-retiring,” over and over. A registered nurse with a half-century of […]
Congratulations! Red Cross of Northern Colorado volunteer, Jessica Schwindt, for her recent graduation from Colorado State University. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jessica missed out on a graduation ceremony. Members of her NOCO Red Cross family did a noisy drive-by congratulatory event at her home in Evans, Colorado, along with two fire trucks from the […]
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 Amanda Waddell, American Red Cross When our world goes a little, or a lot, sideways, and we’re thrown into a reality that requires isolation and distance, what are people and communities doing to find that ever-important sense of connection? They’re volunteering. Throughout the COVID 19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of people have found themselves […]
by Catie Ballenger, American Red Cross Volunteers work to prepare and respond to Tropical Storm Cristobal The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending disaster responders to prepare people who will be affected by the Tropical Storm Cristobal, expected to hit this weekend. Other volunteers will deploy virtually to provide support before, during […]
By Rick Padden, American Red Cross Public Affairs Name: Steve Manshel Location: Loveland GAP (Group/Activity/Position): Community Volunteer Leader/Ambassador Length of service: 16 years The American Red Cross may not have an official job designation for “Entertainers,” but it certainly knows how to take advantage of their skills – something that has paid huge dividends for […]
Every day is a good day to take care of your mental health. And now, with … well, all this going on, it’s even more important to focus on your emotional wellbeing. Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, it can be easy to let stress, anxiety and exhaustion overcome you. But you can take steps to ward off […]