By Diane Toomey Sirithip (Anne) French is part of our Northwest Region Fiscal Review team. She volunteers remotely from her Redmond, WA home. If you are looking for a volunteer experience that offers flexibility, a Fiscal Review volunteer may be worth exploring. It was a great fit for Redmond, WA based volunteer Sirithip (Anne) French. … Continue reading Fiscal Reviewers like Anne French are critical to the Red Cross Mission
Service to Armed Forces Lead Casework Volunteer
By Mark Walker, volunteer Beverly Walker, second from the right, stands with her Service to the Armed Forces teammates. After a 25-year career as a Red Cross worker guiding services to the armed forces and their families, Bev Walker went from paid staffer to volunteer extraordinaire. Walker, 71, still puts in several hours each week … Continue reading Service to Armed Forces Lead Casework Volunteer
How Sue and Frank Kent keep the Tacoma Office Up and Running
By Gordon Williams Sue and Frank Kent are Facilities Volunteers supporting our South Puget Sound Chapter Not every Red Cross volunteer ends up deployed to some far-off disaster scene. The Red Cross is a complex organization with facilities to care for and stocks of supplies to count. Volunteers are needed to do all the caring … Continue reading How Sue and Frank Kent keep the Tacoma Office Up and Running
Volunteering from Washington to Mexico and back again
NW Region Volunteers stand with fellow Red Crossers in Cihuatlán, Mexico By Emily Thornton They wanted to get away from it all, as they have for the last four years on their trip to San Patricio, Mexico — but found themselves in the familiar position of helping people in need. American Red Cross volunteers Terry … Continue reading Volunteering from Washington to Mexico and back again
How to keep your Quake Survival Plans up-to-date
By Gordon Williams When you hear about an earthquake in another state or country, take the time to review your plans for surviving a quake here in Washington. As the state’s Emergency Management Division points out, “Washington is earthquake country. It’s not a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’ an earthquake will strike us.” First step … Continue reading How to keep your Quake Survival Plans up-to-date
Why Diversity is the theme of the Dr. Charles Drew Blood Drive
Photo by Sharon Penn for the American Red Cross By Gordon Williams, Red Cross Volunteer True or false: All the blood collected by the American Red Cross is pretty much alike, no matter who donated that blood. The answer is “false,” and the reason it is false explains why the Red Cross will hold Seattle’s … Continue reading Why Diversity is the theme of the Dr. Charles Drew Blood Drive
Yaleidy Torres is Pacific Division SAF Volunteer of the Quarter
Yaleidy Torres Congratulations to Yaleidy Torres who has been named as Volunteer of the Quarter (October to December 2018) for Service to the Armed Forces Pacific Division. As the Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC) Lead on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Yaleidy has mentored and guided countless volunteers. Yaleidy recruits and assigns volunteers to meet the needs … Continue reading Yaleidy Torres is Pacific Division SAF Volunteer of the Quarter
CAYA set to host the first ever Dr. Charles Drew Blood Drive in Seattle
By Gordon Williams The Central Area Youth Association (CAYA) has played host to thousands of events in its 55-year history as a venerated gathering place for Seattle’s African-American community. Until now, though, it has never played host to a blood drive. Dr. Charles Drew, an African-American doctor and scientist whose research in the mid-20th century … Continue reading CAYA set to host the first ever Dr. Charles Drew Blood Drive in Seattle
Why these High Schoolers took a class on the Red Cross
The mini-term class visited the Red Cross building in Tacoma, WA, January 2019 By Gordon Williams On a regular school day, students at three innovative sister high schools in Tacoma might attend classes in graphic design or songwriting or maybe zoology. But for three-and-a-half weeks this January, 44 students from the three schools--Tacoma School of … Continue reading Why these High Schoolers took a class on the Red Cross
The first Dr. Charles Drew blood drive is coming to Seattle
Dr. Charles Drew, known as the “father of the blood bank,” was an African-American surgeon, educator and scientist who helped shape the blood services industry.
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