God Put me Here to Help People

By Rick Padden, American Red Cross Public Affairs Name: Ken Harnett Location: Fort Lupton GAP: Mass Care/ERV Driver Length of service: 7 years Deployments: 6 American Red Cross volunteer Ken Harnett has a motto: to offer a helping hand and a grasp of hope to those that have been affected by nature’s wrath. In his […]

Healthy@Home – Tips to Stay Healthy with StayWell

We get it: This is a difficult time unlike anything most of us have ever known. Taking care of your health right now might seem like a luxury. But in reality, it’s a necessity. Why? Maintaining your physical and emotional wellbeing can help you manage stress and fend off illness. The average adult should get at […]

Multi-Tasking for Good

by Mary Jo Blackwood, American Red Cross  Patricia Cook isn’t engaged unless she is fully engaged. And that means always having something to do that makes the world a better and safer place. Now that her four children have left the nest and are out doing their own things, she is free to help out […]

When Red Cross is a Family Affair

By Mary Jo Blackwood In honor of Mother’s Day, we wanted to highlight some mother-daughter duos who are helping the American Red Cross make the world a better place Lisa Schrader and her daughter Jenni Schrader Sparks For Lisa Schrader, you might say Red Cross is in her blood(line). Her grandmother was a WWI trained […]

COMPASSION ~ EXPERTISE ~ TRUST

By Amanda Waddell, American Red Cross Every year, at the beginning of May, a week is nationally recognized and dedicated to a specific group of heroes – NURSES. And as we are collectively seeing nurses all over the country and all over the world highlighted for their service and selflessness during this ongoing crisis, we […]

GameChanger

by Robert Thomas, Regional GIS Lead/DA/GO Volunteer I started volunteering with the Red Cross after getting involved with the Woodland CERT program in Northern California in 2005. That program partnered with the local Red Cross chapter to give the CERT members an outlet for additional preparedness training. I soon went through the American Red Cross […]