Each year June 20th marks World Refugee Day. Around the world there are 51.2 million people who live as refugees and internally displaced people, forced to choose between safety and their family and the comforts of home. Of those, 46 percent are children under the age of 18. Denver, Colorado, June 20th, 2019 – With […]
She passionately represented the America heart of humanitarian service to every individual that she helped during her years of selfless American Red Cross service. Close friend and Red Cross health services volunteer Pat Chappell recalls, “Lee truly “walked the talk” of the Red Cross Mission and the Creed of the Red Cross Nurse!” Pat Chappell […]
Bringing Help and Hope to Those in Need Denver, Wednesday, June 5, 2019– The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending additional disaster responders and equipment to help people in Arkansas after a week of devastating tornadoes and flooding. Since May 1, 2019 nearly 40 Red Cross disaster responders from the Colorado & […]
Providing Help and Hope after Tornadoes and Flooding More Volunteers Deploying Updated Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Three additional volunteers have been deployed to help with the disaster response. These volunteers have been sent to Tulsa, OK to help with recovery after tornadoes and flooding. David Schneider – a volunteer with the Mile High Area chapter […]
Mother’s Day is a special day for all of us. A chance to share some love with our moms and to celebrate the enormous contribution they have made in our lives. At the American Red Cross many of our volunteers are moms and year -after-year we find our Red Cross moms deployed to disasters around […]
Denver, Monday, April 22, 2019– The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending disaster volunteers to help the people of Mississippi that were devastated by tornadoes. Tom Bethke, a volunteer with the American Red Cross of the Mile High Area, will deploy to Mississippi to support our disaster assessment efforts as we help […]
Disaster Workers Deploying to Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa Helping the Communities Recover from Flooding Denver, Monday, March 18, 2019 – The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending disaster relief volunteers to help the people of Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa that have been devastated by floods. Sylvia Raumaker, a volunteer with the American […]
Updated: Monday, March 11, 2019 – Two Additional Disaster Workers Deploying to Alabama The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending two more disaster volunteers to help the people of Alabama that were devastated by tornadoes in early March. Kathryn Addrisi, a volunteer with the American Red Cross of Western Colorado will deploy […]
Helping People Recover from Floods Denver, Monday, March 4, 2019 – The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending disaster volunteers to help the people of Mississippi and surrounding areas that were devastated by severe flooding. Tina Harrison, a volunteer with the American Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado will remain in Colorado but […]
As 2019 begins, many of us are taking the time to self-reflect. We’re thinking about all of the experiences we had in 2018, all of the things we learned and what we’d like to change for the new year. Some of us will vow to “hit the gym more often” or “eat healthy” or just […]