By Anna Blackford, American Red Cross Volunteer Hi! My name is Anna, and I am a sophomore at the University of Northern Colorado, studying Ecology and Evolution, and GIS. I grew up in Grand Junction, Colorado, and love to hike, spend time with friends and family, and binge Netflix! I started volunteering with the Red […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Catie Ballenger, American Red Cross During National Volunteer Week — April 19th-25th — we honor our amazing and dedicated volunteers in Colorado and Wyoming who prevent and ease people’s suffering every day. Last year, 2,759 Colorado and Wyoming Red Cross volunteers provided critical aid every day. Our volunteers are among those who represent more […]
Last year, in the wake of historic flooding along the Arkansas River, American Red Cross volunteer and retired EMT and firefighter Rod Cadman approached a woman who stood weeping on her front lawn. The woman had just lost her home and everything in it, and Cadman was there to offer her what he could; in this case, fresh […]
In times of chaos, and an overwhelming amount of information, consuming consistent and accurate facts are crucial. By Amanda Waddell The American Red Cross has always been a factual, unbiased source, and is committed to keeping up to date with the magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic, while still assuring the public that we are responding […]
Clark Buck, Mile High Chapter Mass Care Lead, recounts a moment from his South Carolina deployment, where people came together to help a forgotten hero — when it mattered the most. North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was one of several communities that were left in devastation by Hurricane Dorian in late August of 2019. The American Red Cross coordinated […]
Love for community runs in the family By Miyana Shively, the American Red Cross One of the most invaluable moments of one’s life is quality time with family. Diana Dalager and her twenty-two-year-old daughter, Lexie, have made some of their most meaningful memories volunteering for the American Red Cross of Colorado. From their first deployment together when […]
Volunteers are the heart of the American Red Cross. January 1, 2020 By Miyana Shively Happy New Year! The holiday season may be over, but we are taking the humanitarian spirit with us into the new decade. They say, “never skip leg day,” but what about the muscle that is your heart? There is no […]