RedCrossNW Corporate Partener, Volunteers

Meet Ron Dettmann and the stars of the Red Cross golf tournament

Ron Dettmann, in his element, in 2019 By Gordon Williams  What could be nicer than spending a summery day on a golf course in scenic Northwest Washington?                  What about spending a summery day on a golf course in scenic Northwest Washington while raising money to support the humanitarian mission of the American Red Cross? That … Continue reading Meet Ron Dettmann and the stars of the Red Cross golf tournament

RedCrossNW Disaster Services, Volunteers

How the Red Cross managed a wicked wildfire season

By Gordon Williams  We’re barely into Spring, but the American Red Cross is already looking ahead to a summer wildfire season that could be as bad as the record-setting season that scorched Washington in 2020. Between an unprecedented number of fires and the strictures imposed by Covid-19, the 2020 wildfire season stressed Red Cross resources … Continue reading How the Red Cross managed a wicked wildfire season

RedCrossNW Biomedical Services, Volunteers

Why John Trudeau works seven-day weeks for the Red Cross

By Gordon Williams  Once every day — and sometimes more often than that — Red Cross volunteer John Trudeau drives to the Blood Donation Center on Second Street in Yakima, WA. There he helps load a delivery van with human blood and blood products bound for Memorial Hospital, three short miles away.  In transporting the … Continue reading Why John Trudeau works seven-day weeks for the Red Cross

RedCrossNW Volunteers

Carly Vester brings unique skills to Red Cross Comms

Carly Vester joined the Red Cross volunteer communications team in February, 2021 By Ray Lapine  The films were shown, drive-in style, on an improvised screen hung between two silos. That was the Oregon Documentary Film Festival's adaptation to the challenges of the Covid-19 epidemic.  Carly Vester, the newest volunteer on the Red Cross Northwest Region … Continue reading Carly Vester brings unique skills to Red Cross Comms

RedCrossNW Blood drive, community, Volunteers, Young Professionals

How High Schooler Marie Hafez serves the Red Cross

Marie Hafez (right) serves as a Community Volunteer Leader for the American Red Cross By Gordon Williams  When 17-year-old Marie Hafez first volunteered at the American Red Cross office in Kennewick WA, last August, she intended her tenure to be just long enough to finish a project for her high school Social Justice class. It … Continue reading How High Schooler Marie Hafez serves the Red Cross

RedCrossNW Service to the Armed Forces, Volunteers

How Red Cross brings cheer to Walla Walla veterans

The granddaughters of a Red Cross volunteer participate in a "window visit" at the Walla Walla VA, February 2021 By Gordon Williams         The monthly “window visits” by Red Cross volunteers to residents of the Veterans Home in Walla Walla WA have grown into something special. Yet as explained by volunteer Carolyne Meagher, who leads the … Continue reading How Red Cross brings cheer to Walla Walla veterans

RedCrossNW Volunteers

What Lisa Bergman does as a Red Cross Community Volunteer Leader

Lisa and Kate from “Nana Kate’s” restaurant in Selah WA By Gordon Williams  There is a very simple reason why Lisa Bergman of Yakima WA is such a super-busy volunteer in the Red Cross Central and Southeastern Washington chapter. It is because Michele Roth, the chapter’s executive director, can’t be in two places at one … Continue reading What Lisa Bergman does as a Red Cross Community Volunteer Leader