Ankita Rebello lives in King County while volunteering with the National American Red Cross Volunteer Services team. My search for a meaningful volunteer opportunity while adding value to my career brought me to the American Red Cross earlier this year. I joined in February 2020 and today I am a reporting analyst supporting Volunteer Services … Continue reading Why I Volunteer: Ankita Rebello
Red Cross offers virtual assistance and teaches resilience in a COVID-19 world
By Emily Thornton For people experiencing loss, grief or just plain stress due to the ongoing public health pandemic, a team of about 10 American Red Cross volunteers from the Northwest Region is offering virtual courses designed to ease the pain. It’s psychological assistance for individuals, families, friends and the community,” said Diane Hermanson, Disaster Mental Health … Continue reading Red Cross offers virtual assistance and teaches resilience in a COVID-19 world
Grandson’s cancer opens woman’s eyes to crucial need for blood donations
by Kristin Alexander Seattle resident Laura Buckland’s grandson Henry was just 3 years old when he was diagnosed with leukemia. The news came as a shock to his entire family – Henry had seemed like one of the healthiest kids around. Henry was rushed to Seattle Children’s Hospital, where he underwent a life-saving blood transfusion. … Continue reading Grandson’s cancer opens woman’s eyes to crucial need for blood donations
COVID-19 has more military members seeking Red Cross help
By Gordon Williams The volunteers who work with the American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) program are seeing a marked jump in requests for help since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Jason Matheney, SAF director for the Red Cross Northwest Region, says requests for assistance have spiked from those in the military, their … Continue reading COVID-19 has more military members seeking Red Cross help
Summing up a century in the San Juan Islands
Red Cross volunteers gather for a parade on San Juan Island By Gordon Williams The American Red Cross has had a presence on the San Juan Islands of Washington for more than a century. The first local chapter was formed in January of 1918 with the primary goal of aiding U.S. service members engaged in … Continue reading Summing up a century in the San Juan Islands
Volunteers: Ready… Set… Go!
World Poetry Day - March 21, 2020 By Linda Reid, American Red Cross Volunteer - Wenatchee, WA We train, we prepare, we meet, we serve,We answer the calls as our clients deserve.We never quite know as we walk out the doorWho we will meet, or exactly what for.Our role is “assistance” and just so you … Continue reading Volunteers: Ready… Set… Go!
Why I needed blood
by Tia Jensen Donor number 79 was my bone marrow donor. I received his stem cells via a line placed near my heart. They traveled by heartbeat and eventually seated in my bones. These gifted cells would go on to build new blood components for me. Tia Jensen I was told he was young, 26 years … Continue reading Why I needed blood
Why Jackie Hershey volunteers to Sound the Alarm
By Gordon Williams Jackie Hershey gets a round of applause on her way to install smoke alarms in Seattle, 2019 Each time Jackie Hershey of Bellevue, Wash. heads out the door on behalf of the American Red Cross, she personifies two of the basic principles that guide the organization. First of all, she is a … Continue reading Why Jackie Hershey volunteers to Sound the Alarm
Why I volunteer: Colleen Protzman
By Diane Toomey Volunteers Colleen Protzman and Ralph Roper during 2020 flood response in Whatcom County Colleen Protzman and Dee Anderson, her friend of 64 years, went looking for a volunteer opportunity in 2014 and landed at the American Red Cross. Shortly after joining, Colleen and Dee became part of the initial sheltering response team … Continue reading Why I volunteer: Colleen Protzman
Military Vets are the heroes at this Hero’s Cafe
Heroes gather at the Hero's Cafe in December 2019 By Gordon Williams The American Red Cross is widely known for the aid it provides the military through its Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) program. In Lynnwood WA, the Red Cross goes a step beyond that in acting as a sponsor and facilitator of a … Continue reading Military Vets are the heroes at this Hero’s Cafe
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