By CJ Jones At three years of age, Viki Downey was mesmerized by the lifeguards in her hometown of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. From that point, she decided that she wanted to be a lifeguard and on June 5th, 1965, she followed through by starting her first official lifeguard job at Camp Hayden Lake. Fifty years … Continue reading The Aquatic Life: Red Cross Instruction Brings 50 Years of Water Safety
The Gift That Could Save Their Life (that you can afford)
By Kayla Ihrig Don’t tell your loved ones you care about them – show them. If you’re gift shopping, buy something valuable, inexpensive and unique: an emergency kit. <space> This season, I opted out of the overdone body lotion baskets and gift cards and bought my family members an emergency kit for their car. I … Continue reading The Gift That Could Save Their Life (that you can afford)
Evacuation Shelters and Service Center: Red Cross Ready and Responding
5:00 p.m. Dec. 10 Update: Washington Winter Flooding and Storms Red Cross has responded to a series of extreme weather events that have swept across Washington state this week. Since 6 p.m. Dec. 8, volunteers and staff have opened a total of seven evacuation shelters and one service center. Shelters currently open at: Immanuel Baptist Church 1200 … Continue reading Evacuation Shelters and Service Center: Red Cross Ready and Responding
Holiday Decorating Safety Tips
As you play holiday music to decorate for the season, remember to follow safety measures to ensure homes and loved ones are safe from the threat of fire. During the holiday season, an average of 40 home fires per day are caused by children playing. And candle fires are four times as likely to occur. … Continue reading Holiday Decorating Safety Tips
Red Crosser Serves LGBTQ Community
By Kayla Ihrig, AmeriCorps member serving the American Red Cross NW Region In honor of World AIDS Day we spoke with a Red Crosser who spends every Saturday morning serving the LGBTQ community. Justin Hewitt is the Northwest Regional Disaster Workforce Program Support Manager. He coordinates training events, disaster deployments and staff support from Monday through … Continue reading Red Crosser Serves LGBTQ Community
Giving Bigger
By Kayla Ihrig The day after Thanksgiving holds varied importance for everyone. Some people spend time with out-of-town relatives, indulge in holiday decorating or go shopping. The thought of Black Friday may make you roll your eyes, but it has always been an important day for my sister and me. I come from a large … Continue reading Giving Bigger
Don’t Mess With the Weather
Not From Here? Then don’t mess with the weather By Jacqueline Koch The holidays are fast approaching and you can count on the weather forecaster predicting nasty storms in various parts of the country. As for the Pacific Northwest, if you are new to the region, just visiting, or even if you live here—but you are … Continue reading Don’t Mess With the Weather
Windstorm Strikes Hard, Red Cross Support Remains in Place
An update from Megan Snow, Executive Director Red Cross serving the Greater Inland Northwest. As you know the magnitude of the November 17 wind storm, the resulting damage and the impact on our community took us all by surprise. Yet our volunteers and staff were prepared to respond and our team focused on the task … Continue reading Windstorm Strikes Hard, Red Cross Support Remains in Place
Mother & Daughter Simultaneously Serve Their Washington Communities
By Kayla Ihrig, AmeriCorps member serving the American Red Cross NW Region Service work runs in the family for Elle Barnes (left) and Dakota Gates (right). Elle and her daughter Dakota are both currently serving their Washington communities through a term with AmeriCorps. Elle serves Tri-Cities with the American Red Cross in the Northwest region, in … Continue reading Mother & Daughter Simultaneously Serve Their Washington Communities
Filling in the Gaps with Missing Maps
By Jasmine Turner, AmeriCorps member serving the American Red Cross NW Region Recently, in the bustling University Village Microsoft store, people of all walks of life could be seen sitting in the back of the building, hunched and hyper-focused over their personal laptops as they worked towards their goal for the day: Mapping vulnerable, uncharted … Continue reading Filling in the Gaps with Missing Maps
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