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Red Cross Month Honors Growing Volunteerism That Spans Generations
Red Cross Month began during World War II as a national call to action to address growing humanitarian needs. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the first proclamation declaring March to be Red Cross Month in 1943. Since then, it has evolved into an annual community tradition — one that underscores the enduring power of compassion and what people can accomplish together. President Franklin Roosevelt signs a proclamation declaring March to be Red Cross Month For 145 ye
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Pulled In. Pulled Through: How Blood Donation Came Full Circle for Chris Domeyer
By Lubna Albadawi Chris Domeyer remembers the sound of the auger. The grinding metal.The pull of his glove.The moment he knew. “I knew if I made it out of that truck alive,” he says quietly, “it was going to be without a leg.” On November 17, 2005, Domeyer, of Manchester, Iowa, was working for the Iowa Department of Transportation. A snowstorm had rolled through overnight, and like many winter mornings, he had been called in early to plow. He decided to wash his new truck ins
NEIA Red Cross
Feb 183 min read
A Caring Pair
Tim Lewis became a Red Cross volunteer first. His wife, Marilyn, soon joined him. “We do most things together. She wanted to do it with me,” Tim Lewis explained. “I thought it would be a good thing for us to do together as a couple.” After working in law enforcement and emergency management for 40 years, Tim Lewis came to the Red Cross as a volunteer already well-versed in the mission. He spent his professional life responding to weather crises and home fires. He also planned
NEIA Red Cross
Feb 133 min read
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