From Saving Lives to Sharing One: A Red Cross Romance
Some stories remind us that service is more than a calling—it’s a thread that weaves lives together. This is one of those stories.
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From Royal Encounters to Red Cross Shelters
Not every British Red Crosser can say they met the queen of England, but Marco Couch is one of the lucky ones!
Marco joined the British Red Cross in the UK after graduating high school to keep himself busy during the summer. Little did he know it would set him on a path of volunteerism for 17 years that would eventually lead to his current job at the American Red Cross in California.
In England, Marco volunteered at large festivals and concerts all over the country doing operational radio communications in control rooms, coordinating the Red Cross first aid response. When people at the events got sick or injured, he would dispatch emergency responders to the scene.
Read moreFifteen Minutes of Courage: One Family’s Proof that CPR Training Saves Lives
In the early hours of September 9, Phillip Vasquez was getting ready for work at 4:30 a.m. when his routine suddenly shifted. Without warning, he collapsed. The sound of his fall jolted his wife, Debbie, awake. She rushed toward the sound in the bathroom and found her husband on the floor – unresponsive, not breathing and without a pulse.
It’s the moment no one ever expects. But it’s the moment Debbie had unknowingly prepared for over three decades.
Read moreFrom California to the Carolinas: How one Red Crosser is helping those impacted by winter storms
By South Carolina Red Crosser Nick Gibson
As winter storms have affected South Carolina over the past two weeks, many American Red Cross employees and volunteers deployed to the Palmetto State to help those in need. One of those employees was Andrew Rosenberg, who traveled from California.
Andrew is a community disaster program manager in the Northern California Coastal Region, based in San Francisco.
He believes deploying and helping others is incredibly important.
Read moreA Lifetime of Giving Back: How Blood Donation Became Part of Fred Sullivan’s Healthy Life
At 91 years old, Fred Sullivan wakes up every morning at 4:00 a.m., laces up his shoes, and gets moving. Before most people are even thinking about coffee, Fred has already exercised, completed 110 modified pushups, and set out on a three-mile walk. This steady, disciplined routine–along with donating blood every eight weeks whenever possible–has been part of his long and healthy life.
Read moreAmerican Red Cross NCCR Volunteers Provide Relief to Thousands of Alaskan Survivors of Typhoon Halong
When American Red Cross volunteer Karl Matzke, from Santa Clara County, received the call to organize a team and deploy to Alaska, there was no hesitation in his decision to go. As one of the Divisional Leads for Operations Management, he ran the operations for the first shelter that opened in Alaska just three days after Typhoon Halong devastated the region on October 12.
The American Red Cross deployed hundreds of Red Cross disaster workers from across the country to help during what could be a prolonged relief response from Typhoon Halong.
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