Disaster Relief

Disaster Volunteers Answer the Call During an Active February in Iowa

Home fires typically rise during the winter. This was certainly the case in throughout the state of Iowa this February as Red Cross...

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NEIA Red Cross

Mar 1
2 min

Welcome to Red Cross Month

Each year since 1943, the president of the United States has proclaimed that March is "Red Cross Month."

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6 Months Later: 3 Red Cross Volunteers Reflect on the Iowa Derecho

NEIA Red Cross

Feb 10
4 min

6 Months Later: 3 Red Cross Volunteers Reflect on the Iowa Derecho

On August 10, 2020, an unprecedented storm tore through Iowa, destroying homes, trees, crops and power lines in its place. After learning...

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NEIA Red Cross

Jan 19
3 min

Nice to Meet You: Mycaela Crouse

Today, we start a new series called “Nice to Meet You” in which we will introduce you to staff members from the Nebraska-Iowa Region of...

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Behind the Scenes with a Disaster Services Volunteer Duo

NEIA Red Cross

Oct 27, 2020
2 min

Behind the Scenes with a Disaster Services Volunteer Duo

When they received the call from the American Red Cross, Carolyn Jensen and Deb Olson, answer the call to help.

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Cydney Anderson

Mar 2, 2020
3 min

Disaster Brings Couple Together

Leonard and Shari knew they needed to help other people, and in recent years, they have started putting forth the effort of doing just that.

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Local Red Cross Volunteers Deploy to the Bahamas to Assist with Hurricane Dorian Response

Cydney Anderson

Oct 23, 2019
1 min

Local Red Cross Volunteers Deploy to the Bahamas to Assist with Hurricane Dorian Response

American Red Cross Volunteers Randy and Jill Neeman of Lincoln, Nebraska, have returned from a one-month deployment to the Bahamas to...

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Cydney Anderson

Apr 11, 2019
3 min

Answering the Call

written by an American Red Cross Volunteer When the call comes, Red Cross Disaster Action Team (DAT) volunteers suit up and respond. They...

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Cydney Anderson

Jan 17, 2019
3 min

Touched by Kindness

written by an American Red Cross Volunteer (Editor’s Note: The subject of this story has requested her last name not be used.)...

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Disaster Volunteers Answer the Call During an Active February in Iowa

Welcome to Red Cross Month

6 Months Later: 3 Red Cross Volunteers Reflect on the Iowa Derecho

Nice to Meet You: Mycaela Crouse

Behind the Scenes with a Disaster Services Volunteer Duo

Disaster Brings Couple Together

Local Red Cross Volunteers Deploy to the Bahamas to Assist with Hurricane Dorian Response

Answering the Call

Touched by Kindness