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Selfless Service: Weysan Dun’s Journey from the FBI to the Red Cross
By Lubna Albadawi Weysan Dun has spent much of his life answering a simple call: to serve. Long before he became a Red Cross volunteer leader in Omaha, he was a young boy in northeast Missouri watching television shows about the FBI and imagining a future built around public service. “I always wanted to be of service to the community in some way,” Dun says. Weysan Dun That desire led him first to the U.S. Army, where he served four and a half years as a military intelligence
NEIA Red Cross
1 hour ago5 min read
There for us on our worst day
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca When a disaster strikes, like destructive winds from a spring tornado or a nighttime house fire, the immediate needs are obvious: food, clothing and a safe place to sleep. But the long road to getting back to normal requires a different kind of ongoing support. It is the mission of the Nebraska-Iowa Red Cross Client Care Team, an integrated group of staff and volunteers, to ensure that when a family loses everything, they aren’t alone as they rebuild
NEIA Red Cross
May 282 min read
Nice to Meet You: Tim McLarn
Meet Tim. He is a member of the Nebraska-Iowa region's Disaster Cycle Services staff. He is dedicated to ensuring that our volunteers are prepared to respond to a wide range of disaster scenarios. Q: Could you explain what your title means and take us through your workday, or what projects you work on? A: As a disaster workforce engagement specialist, I focus on building, supporting and sustaining a strong volunteer workforce that’s ready to respond to disasters. On a typical
NEIA Red Cross
May 82 min read
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