Red Cross Honors Volunteers, Employees for their Passion and Dedication
A crucial line of service for delivering the Red Cross mission is Disaster Cycle Services (DCS). These teams, strategically located across Michigan, respond to disasters big and small in their communities, including home fires, the nation’s most frequent disaster. They also deploy to other parts of the country to assist people impacted by other disasters,…
A Home Fire, Blood Transfusion and Life-Saving Training. Kim Cook Has Experienced the Breadth of the Red Cross
Kim Cook can still recall details of the fire that destroyed her mobile home 30 years ago. Built in 1955, the home had extra meaning for Cook and her husband, Rick, – it was a wedding gift from her parents. Both were at work at the time the fire broke out in a rear bedroom…
Giving Blood – A Simple Act of Kindness
Behind each blood donation made to the American Red Cross, there is a story. Each is as unique and diverse as the people who give blood. For Melissa Hoban, it was simply an unconditional act of kindness. “Just the fact you’re saving lives. It’s amazing you can do that with such a simple act,” said…
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…
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