By Gordon Williams If you’re looking for a Red Cross activity that fits the moment, look no further than the Missing Maps program. It is carried out online at virtual events called Map-a-thons, with no face-to-face contact. “All you need is a computer and an internet connection,” says Colin Peterson, senior philanthropy officer for … Continue reading How you can fill in what’s missing from world maps
How – and why – to learn the Rules of War
June 29, 2019. Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. An American Red Cross and Bangladesh Red Crescent team walks across a bamboo bridge in Kutupalong, a displacement camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Since August 2017, more than 700,000 people have fled Rakhine State, Myanmar to seek safety here. Many arrived injured, malnourished, and devastated. They speak of dangerous … Continue reading How – and why – to learn the Rules of War
How Eric Reevesman will carry his Red Cross mission overseas
By Gordon Williams Sometime early in 2020, Eric Reevesman of Everett, Washington will board a plane and fly to a distant part of the world. Getting on that plane will move Eric one step closer to realizing the dream of military service that has nourished him since he was a child. Eric is a regional … Continue reading How Eric Reevesman will carry his Red Cross mission overseas
Jenny and Anja share multi-national Red Cross cultures in Ellensburg
By Gordon Williams There are Red Cross and Red Crescent chapters in 190 countries around the world, and no two chapters do things exactly the same way. So the Red Cross that 16-year-old Anja Micko sees in Ellensburg WA, where she is an exchange student, is very different from the Red Cross she is part … Continue reading Jenny and Anja share multi-national Red Cross cultures in Ellensburg
Local volunteer sees Red Cross impact at home and abroad
By Gordon Williams If you were asked to list everything the Red Cross does you might jot down responding to disasters, teaching first aid and preparedness and collecting blood. And you would be right, of course. But the Red Cross is a global organization, active in 190 nations, with societies in other countries that have their own special … Continue reading Local volunteer sees Red Cross impact at home and abroad
When the Spanish Flu hit Seattle 100 years ago, the Red Cross was there
By Gordon Williams December 1918. Combating influenza in Seattle, Washington, at work in the Red Cross rooms in Seattle, Washington with influenza masks on faces. Mention the American Red Cross and you think of aiding disaster victims, collecting blood and teaching first aid. Those are all functions the Red Cross performs, but in 1918 we … Continue reading When the Spanish Flu hit Seattle 100 years ago, the Red Cross was there
Meet “Java” Horn: The Air Force General on the Red Cross Board
By Gordon Williams Edited by Nancy Waddell Air Force Brigadier General Jeremy (Java) Horn is obviously a man who likes to keep busy. His day job is commanding the two-thousand-and-some men and women in the three units that make up the Washington Air National Guard. But Horn also finds time to serve on the board … Continue reading Meet “Java” Horn: The Air Force General on the Red Cross Board
AmeriCorps Story of Service: Hanna Lingenfelter
As an undergraduate student, I studied Archaeology and Anthropology. Understanding and fleshing out the definition of culture is central to these fields of study. My understanding of culture and all that encompasses this sole word was pushed further in my graduate program as an Intercultural Studies student. Today, I believe that cultural competency is critical … Continue reading AmeriCorps Story of Service: Hanna Lingenfelter
What Drives Red Cross Volunteers to Help those in Need
EDITORS NOTE: In celebration of "March is Red Cross Month" 2019, we are re-sharing a story that helps to explain the most important aspect of our organization, our volunteers. Why do they do it? What makes them give? One answer: AGENCY. Read on for more... By Gordon Williams Whether it’s aiding the victims of some … Continue reading What Drives Red Cross Volunteers to Help those in Need
SHE SERVES THE RED CROSS–AND MORE
By Gordon Williams Gail Fraser Chanpong of Port Ludlow, WA is an avid Red Cross volunteer in the Northwest Region’s Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas Chapter. She teaches first aid, CPR and preparedness and takes part in blood drives. When the Red Cross Sound the Alarm smoke alarm campaign kicks off next spring, she will be … Continue reading SHE SERVES THE RED CROSS–AND MORE
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