A pre-planned visit to see family and friends in Puerto Rico in 2017 put me on the island in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Maria. There was so much work to be done and so many people to help. I needed to find an organization that would allow me to contribute to the recovery of a … Continue reading Why I Volunteer: Juan Silva
A LONG AND FAR-REACHING DEPLOYMENT
By Gordon Williams For most Red Cross volunteers, deployment is an interlude in their life--a few weeks in a disaster zone, helping victims of storm or flood or wildfire. For volunteer Haya Khateeb of Wenatchee, WA, deployment in the wake of Hurricane Irma was an odyssey--lasting nearly six weeks and taking her from Wenatchee to … Continue reading A LONG AND FAR-REACHING DEPLOYMENT
Helping After Two Hurricanes in the Virgin Islands
By Gordon Williams Photos by Amelia Iraheta Amelia Iraheta of Seattle finds conditions harsh on St. Thomas, where she is part of the American Red Cross relief operation in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Wrecked homes and flooded streets are everywhere; there still are power lines down and there is a curfew to keep cars off … Continue reading Helping After Two Hurricanes in the Virgin Islands
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