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Giving Back Blessings - Joe Vich
By George McCrory It’s National Volunteer Week, and Joe Vich has some advice for anyone thinking about volunteering for the American Red...
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Apr 21, 20222 min read
Iowa family finds the Red Cross is ‘on their side’ after March tornado
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca As Brooke Person sat down to eat the pizza she picked up in town and watch the Iowa State basketball game, her...
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Mar 30, 20224 min read
Red Cross Responds to Iowa Tornados
UPDATED: March 10, 2022 Since the immediate aftermath of tornadoes that touched down in Iowa on Saturday, the Red Cross has been...
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Mar 9, 20221 min read
Shelter Provides Safety and Comfort in the Wake of Fire
Pride is what Barbara Sierra (53) exudes when speaking about her apartment at Geneva Tower in Cedar Rapids. Sierra lives with chronic...
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Feb 26, 20222 min read
“Just Splintered Wood Was Left"
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca Scott Hampton, a volunteer with the Nebraska & Iowa Red Cross for the last year and a half, didn’t miss the...
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Jan 27, 20222 min read
Prepare for Home Fires - The Most Common Disaster
By Samantha Edwards The American Red Cross experiences an increase in home fires during the winter. Encouraging households to be prepared...
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Jan 21, 20222 min read
More Than Just Food: Nebraska-Iowa Volunteer Shares Stories from Kentucky Tornado Disaster
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca In 2019, Pat Shields, a recent retiree and Omaha native, watched the damage caused by the spring floods unfold...
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Jan 14, 20223 min read
Home Fires Are the Most Common Disaster
By Samantha Edwards It's Fire Prevention Week. Did you know that fires are the number one disaster that we respond to? Unfortunately, we...
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Oct 5, 20211 min read
Volunteer Finds Ways to Turn Negatives into Positive
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca After retiring from Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in 2003, Chuck Scripter began dedicating his time to...
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Sep 21, 20212 min read
Night Shift at a Shelter in Baton Rouge with Dani
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca “Right now, we’re just doing what we can to give people food, a roof over their head and a place to sleep,”...
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Sep 7, 20212 min read
Attention: Volunteers Needed
Many weather experts predict a destructive disaster season this year. When those events happen, the Red Cross will be prepared to be...
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Aug 16, 20212 min read
The Call After the Fire: Recovery Casework
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca During fire season in Iowa and Nebraska, a devastating scenario happens several times a month: A family stands...
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Jul 13, 20213 min read
"Every Small Action is a Contribution"
By Dani Mallis The American Red Cross through the years has adapted to the needs of our communities and created Mental Health Services in...
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May 20, 20212 min read
"No Better Feeling Than Helping"
By Dani Mallis There are many volunteer opportunities in the American Red Cross. One essential position in disaster response is Duty...
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May 17, 20212 min read
2021 Sound the Alarm "Day of Action"
On May 8, 2021, American Red Cross volunteers visited with commuity members in Perry, Iowa and Columbus, Nebraska, to Sound the Alarm...
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May 10, 20211 min read
How to Talk to Kids About Fire Safety
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca When Brian Eiteman’s firefighter grandfather walked into his third-grade classroom to teach fire safety, Brian...
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May 7, 20213 min read
5 Surprising Fire Safety Tips from a Longtime Fire Chief
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca Dan Miller has been fighting fires since he was 16 when he joined the Fire Cadets in his hometown of Yutan,...
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May 6, 20213 min read
A Win for Smoke Alarms
A cold Sunday morning with a head cold. Corinne Bulat was awoken by her upstairs neighbor’s smoke alarm going off. Her cold wanted her to...
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Apr 22, 20212 min read
Nice to Meet You: Jolene Carpenter
The American Red Cross is well-known for its disaster response. From wildfires to tornadoes, and everything in-between, Red Crossers don...
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Apr 1, 20214 min read
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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Mar 3, 20213 min read
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