By Mark Walker Red Cross volunteers Don Long and Joe McNellis are used to ferrying patients around Madigan Army Medical Center, and having to return to their office for their next assignment. No more. The two Patient Escort Team volunteers and three other members have been outfitted with mobile communication devices in order to respond … Continue reading ‘Smartbadge’ speeds service delivery to Madigan patients
JBLM: Red Cross returns to former home to help troops and families
Written by Mark Walker Photography by Ray Lapine DUPONT – Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s Col. Nicole Lucas was impressed. The JBLM commander had just gotten her first glimpses of the Red Cross’s expansive new home housing the organization’s wide array of Services to the Armed Forces (SAF). “To me the Red Cross really represents everything that’s … Continue reading JBLM: Red Cross returns to former home to help troops and families
Summer of Service for Military Teens
By Mark Walker "JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD – STAT!" More than two dozen teenage Red Cross volunteers became accustomed to that call for an immediate response and similar messages at Madigan Army Medical Center this summer. Teens taking part in the Red Cross summer youth program on the Tacoma area base work in nine hospital departments, … Continue reading Summer of Service for Military Teens
We’re Recruiting! AmeriCorps Service to Armed Forces Positions
The Red Cross is seeking enthusiastic individuals to serve as Service to Armed Forces (SAF) Program Facilitators at 2 Washington State Military Installations from October 16, 2018 - August 31, 2018. Positions will focus on recruiting and engaging veterans as volunteers; supporting local veterans services; supporting the Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve in the … Continue reading We’re Recruiting! AmeriCorps Service to Armed Forces Positions
Building Stronger Bonds with our Military Community
By Gordon Williams A Red Cross Chapter is only as strong as its support from the community it serves. That’s why Red Cross chapters in Bremerton, Everett and Tacoma recently held evening events aimed at building and strengthening bonds with leaders of their communities. “The purpose of the meeting was to raise community awareness of … Continue reading Building Stronger Bonds with our Military Community
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
Dental Training Helps Transition to Civilian Life
The American Red Cross Dental Assistant Program has been and continues to be successful in the Northwest Region thanks to the partnership with Joint Base Lewis-McChord Dental Activity (DENTAC).
Hero Care Network – Helping Military Families in Need
By: Amy McCray During the American Civil War, Clara Barton worked to bring supplies and supportive services to the soldiers in the field. One of the services that she provided involved correspondence between those soldiers, their families, and friends back home. By establishing the American Red Cross in 1881, Barton laid the foundation for one … Continue reading Hero Care Network – Helping Military Families in Need
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