By Mark Walker Jennifer Astion, Northwest Region Communications Department Recognition and Appreciation Lead The Northwest Region Communications team is launching an effort to bring greater recognition to the volunteers who do so much to support regional storytelling - all of you! Spearheading the effort is Jennifer Astion, an 18 month volunteer with the Comms Team … Continue reading Get Ready for a Call from Jen Astion!
Lynn Jackson shows what National Nurses Week is all about
By Gordon Williams Lynn Jackson (left) and Denise Smith (right) are volunteer nurses serving the Red Cross in King County National Nurses Week runs from May 6-12 in 2019. The event honors the nation’s four million registered nurses — many of whom serve as volunteers or professionals with the Red Cross. One such nurse is … Continue reading Lynn Jackson shows what National Nurses Week is all about
Why we install smoke alarms and how you can help
By Gordon Williams This spring, the second annual Red Cross Sound-the-Alarm campaign will lead to 100,000 new smoke alarms being installed in 100 at-risk communities throughout all 50 states. Here in the Northwest Region, three events on April 27, May 4 and May 11 will focus installation efforts on neighborhoods in Everett, Seattle and Tacoma, … Continue reading Why we install smoke alarms and how you can help
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
WANTED: Volunteers in Grays Harbor County
Step up to help Grays Harbor County respond! By Mark Walker, Red Cross Volunteer Mike Michener, at the scene of the DuPont train derailment in 2017. Michener is one of just a very few volunteers based in Grays Harbor County, where he hopes to recruit reinforcements from the local community. The pulse of the American … Continue reading WANTED: Volunteers in Grays Harbor County
A Super Busy Week for Seattle Volunteer Kristina Duca
By Gordon Williams Kristina Duca of West Seattle was already an avid volunteer before she first came to the American Red Cross two-and-a-half years ago. Because she loves animals, she spends her Saturdays helping at the Seattle Animal Shelter and also volunteers at Bulldog Haven Northwest. That’s an organization that finds adoptive homes for English … Continue reading A Super Busy Week for Seattle Volunteer Kristina Duca
How Diane Burnett Brings Comfort to Hard-Hit Disaster Survivors
By Gordon Williams, Red Cross Volunteer Most Red Cross volunteers deployed to a disaster scene are sent to help feed and house the victims. When Diane Burnett of Seattle was sent recently to tornado-ravaged Alabama, her concern was more the mental health than the physical needs of disaster victims. A swarm of three dozen tornadoes … Continue reading How Diane Burnett Brings Comfort to Hard-Hit Disaster Survivors
Moved to act: For Jim Anderson, contributing to the Red Cross is the “right thing to do”
By Kristin Alexander Jim Anderson, American Red Cross Volunteer and Donor For Seattle resident Jim Anderson, the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina was more than a horrible news report. It was a call to action. “There’s no way you could look at that particular storm … and not be moved to either participate or contribute … Continue reading Moved to act: For Jim Anderson, contributing to the Red Cross is the “right thing to do”
The Witherspoons do a bit of everything for the Red Cross
By Gordon Williams Melody and Wiley at the CSEW Chapter, March 2019 Wiley and Melodie Witherspoon of Richland WA are volunteers in the Central and Southeast Washington Chapter of the Red Cross, headquartered in Kennewick WA - one of seven chapters that make up the Red Cross Northwest Region. It takes the Witherspoons quite a … Continue reading The Witherspoons do a bit of everything for the Red Cross
Fiscal Reviewers like Anne French are critical to the Red Cross Mission
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
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