By Gordon Williams Just over 40,000 people live in Bremerton, WA, and Red Cross volunteer Tony Hillman may very well be the busiest of them all. Day job for Hillman, who is an accountant, is controller for Habitat for Humanity of Kitsap County. As a volunteer at the Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas (KOP) Red Cross … Continue reading Why Tony Hillman Volunteers at the Red Cross — and Elsewhere, too
Why Trudi Inslee became a Red Cross Volunteer
By Gordon Williams Trudi Inslee, wife of Governor Jay Inslee, is First Lady of the state of Washington. This year she is also a Red Cross volunteer, on a life-saving mission. Mrs. Inslee is honorary chair of the Sound the Alarm campaign in the Northwest Region of the Red Cross, serving Washington and the Idaho … Continue reading Why Trudi Inslee became a Red Cross Volunteer
Why I Volunteer: Melanie Cole
I initially came to the Red Cross in 2013 as an AmeriCorps member in South Puget Sound. Before then, I knew very little about the organization and how much impact it actually has on the communities it serves. I fell in love with the idea that I could take part in helping people in need … Continue reading Why I Volunteer: Melanie Cole
Inside the Bronx Fire Response
By Gordon Williams The American Red Cross of Greater New York is the nation’s biggest Red Cross chapter -- embracing all of New York City, seven suburban counties and even a small slice of adjacent Connecticut. It is also the busiest chapter -- responding to disasters that leave people homeless more than 4,000 times a … Continue reading Inside the Bronx Fire Response
Why I Volunteer: Dayla Braithwaite
With the impact that The American Red Cross has, not only my area, but our world, I couldn’t think of a better non-profit company to devote my time to. In late 2016 I reached out to The Red Cross in hopes of becoming part of preparedness education efforts in my community. As a full time … Continue reading Why I Volunteer: Dayla Braithwaite
Why Samantha Harrison Volunteers
By Gordon Williams The goal of the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign is to reduce deaths from fire by installing smoke alarms in homes and apartments that need them. Since the Red Cross obviously can’t install smoke alarms in every U.S. home, how does it determine where they should go? The answer comes from Samantha … Continue reading Why Samantha Harrison Volunteers
Why Nicole Imbriaco Volunteers
By Gordon Williams When Nicole Imbriaco and her mother, Marci, leave their Sammamish, WA home for an evening out, they are more likely to drive to a house that is on fire than to a movie or a mall. Marci Imbriaco has been responding to home fires and other disasters for the past seven years … Continue reading Why Nicole Imbriaco Volunteers
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
Make Fire Prevention Week a Week of Fire Safety Lessons
By Gordon Williams Fire Prevention Week is October 8-14 this year, and Lisa Braxton of the National Fire Protection Association thinks it is a great time for parents to drill kids--young kids especially--in the lessons of fire safety. Braxton, in the Public Education Division of the NFPA, lays out a five-night set of fire safety … Continue reading Make Fire Prevention Week a Week of Fire Safety Lessons
Coping With Disasters in Our Own Backyard
By Gordon Williams It wasn’t a disaster on the scale of hurricanes Harvey or Irma, but for residents of the Carriage House apartments in SeaTac, WA, the fire that tore through the building on a recent Friday night was a disaster just the same. As with Harvey and Irma, it brought out the Red Cross … Continue reading Coping With Disasters in Our Own Backyard
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