Natalie McIntyre leads recruitment of volunteers, the backbone of the Red Cross

To commemorate Black History Month, the Red Cross is celebrating team members and how they’re making a difference to the mission. McIntyre’s first introduction to the American Red Cross was at an early age. When she was in elementary school she was assigned a school project to profile an inspirational person. Many of her classmates …

Tamisha Naylor draws inspiration from the people she helps

To commemorate Black History Month, the Red Cross is celebrating team members and how they’re making a difference to the mission. Tamisha Naylor has been volunteering with the American Red Cross in Flint for more than four years. In that role she responds home fires, installs smoke alarms, trains students on emergency preparedness and much …

With 5,000 Blood Drives in the Books, Jamila Wilson Keeps Pushing Forward

To commemorate Black History Month, the Red Cross is celebrating team members and how they’re making a difference to the mission. When Jamila Wilson joined the American Red Cross in 1997, her original plan was to stay for five years and pursue another career opportunity. She ended up staying, and in May she will celebrate …

Special Memories Epitomize the Work of Volunteer Larry Nix

To commemorate Black History Month, the Red Cross is celebrating team members and how they’re making a difference to the mission. American Red Cross volunteer Larry Nix first noticed the woman as he was doing disaster assessment in one of the Florida neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Michael in 2018. She was sitting there on a …

After Blood Transfusions Saved Her Brother, Rose Kraemer Found Her Calling at the Red Cross

To commemorate Black History Month, the Red Cross is celebrating team members and how they’re making a difference to the mission. Rose Kraemer’s interest in working for the American Red Cross began long before she joined the organization in 2011 as a lab tech in Detroit. Nine years earlier she had witnessed the real-life impact …