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
A New ‘Old’ Home to Help Serve Our Armed Forces
By Gordon Williams The move into new offices by the Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) unit at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) near Tacoma, WA, is actually something of a homecoming. The new offices are in a handsome red brick building that housed the Red Cross on-base from 1944 until the early 1990s. … Continue reading A New ‘Old’ Home to Help Serve Our Armed Forces
A Leader in Diversity joins Increasingly Diverse Red Cross
By Gordon Williams The Red Cross, worldwide, operates on the foundation of seven fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality. While each of the seven has an important point to make, one central theme lies at the heart of all of them — the Red Cross is committed to providing its … Continue reading A Leader in Diversity joins Increasingly Diverse Red Cross
Why I Volunteer: Rachel Stapleton
I am a Social Worker by profession and have benefited from Red Cross services both personally and professionally. I was inspired to get involved. I volunteer with the Red Cross because I believe in the value and necessity of mental health services for all people including those experiencing unexpected events. I am currently part of … Continue reading Why I Volunteer: Rachel Stapleton
Why I Volunteer: Rachel Ramey
I first became an active Red Cross volunteer when I moved to Seattle in September of 2012 to be the Communications AmeriCorps member at the Seattle office. From teaching preparedness in local schools and setting up cots in shelters, to responding via social media when the need arose - I dove headfirst into the role … Continue reading Why I Volunteer: Rachel Ramey
Honoring Victims, Survivors & Responders of the Amtrak Derailment
By Colin Downey On the final day of January inside the Washington State Senate Chamber in Olympia, members of the American Red Cross stood side-by-side survivors and first responders of the Amtrak train derailment in Dupont. An official Resolution (SR-8696) was read aloud. Survivors and those who did not survive were honored and remembered. Good Samaritans who acted bravely … Continue reading Honoring Victims, Survivors & Responders of the Amtrak Derailment
Why I Volunteer: Chukwuma Nwabuokei
I volunteer with the Red Cross as part of a journey I started as a young boy living in Nigeria. The Red Cross has always stood out for me because of how far they go to assist people in need, from a small apartment fire to a war zone. I have been volunteering since June … Continue reading Why I Volunteer: Chukwuma Nwabuokei
Why I Volunteer: Tom Conley
I began volunteering for the Red Cross because I wanted to give back to my country, community and the people that have helped me to become the person I am today. Through the Red Cross, I am able to positively impact other people's lives, to help people in need. I also volunteer in Whatcom … Continue reading Why I Volunteer: Tom Conley
Why I Volunteer: Caitlyn Richter
My name is Caitlyn Richter, I'm 22, and I am the AmeriCorps member with the Washington Service Corps - serving at the Wenatchee Red Cross office as the Community Preparedness Coordinator. I chose to volunteer as an AmeriCorps with the Red Cross because in May 2016, my college home in Bozeman, Montana caught on fire, … Continue reading Why I Volunteer: Caitlyn Richter
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