Easier Ways to Record Volunteer Hours

Ideally you record your volunteer hours right after you work, but we know this isn’t always possible.  Make recording time easier with these tips: Estimate your time – Having trouble remembering exactly how many hours you worked? Estimate your time as best you can. Remember past time can be entered at any time. Combine your […]

The Importance of Volunteer Hours

WY/CO Region Red Cross Volunteers, you are all so generous with your time that you often don’t take credit for the work you’re doing. However, the Red Cross organization needs to take as much credit as possible for your work to support our fundraising and business operations. Because volunteer hours are so important to us, […]

Volunteers Helping in California

Posted by Bill Fortune/American Red Cross Denver, January 11, 2018 David Hatfield, a volunteer with the Colorado and Wyoming Red Cross Mile High Chapter is deploying to Santa Barbara, CA to support people affected by the recent mudslides. This will be Hatfield’s first deployment and he will be working as a counselor with the Disaster […]

Volunteers and Donors Make It Happen

When the path of Hurricane Harvey became more apparent, our Red Cross volunteers got ready to help. It was clear that local volunteers and resources will be completely overwhelmed even before the rain began and Red Cross rallied national resources knowing that the need would be tremendous. Similarly, when Hurricanes Irma, Nate and Maria threatened, […]

Local Red Crossers Helping in U.S. Virgin Islands

Update as of Monday, October 30, 2017: An additional Red Cross disaster responder is on his way to the USVI. Les Orser volunteers with the Red Cross of Western Colorado. Les has been a long-time volunteer and has deployed to large scale disasters across the country on many occasions. He is a licensed mental health […]

Sending Volunteers to Help with Arizona Fires

Disaster Workers Deploying to Support Wildfire Response Workers will bring help and hope to those recovering from devastating wildfires Denver, Thursday, June 29, 2017 – The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending disaster volunteers to help with the wildfires currently in Arizona and New Mexico. Terri Faulkner, a volunteer from Greeley, CO […]

The Red Cross Needs You!

The American Red Cross of Colorado is seeking volunteers for a variety of volunteer positions across the State. The week of April 23-29 is National Volunteer Week and we want to give you the opportunity to turn your caring and compassion into volunteer action with the Red Cross. Red Cross volunteer hands out needed emergency […]