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Kennedy Elskamp’s Memory Continues to Save Lives
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca When Carter Elskamp turned sixteen, a time when most teens are excited about getting their driver’s license, he...
NEIA Red Cross
Apr 302 min read
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Keep On Training: It’s better to do something than not
By Janet Flanagan Otho David Smith has one goal for his work with the American Red Cross in Omaha. “Just keep training.” The part-time...
NEIA Red Cross
Apr 193 min read
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Nice to Meet You: Kara Kinder
We couldn't fulfill our mission without the dedication of our incredible regional volunteers. Finding those individuals and placing them...
NEIA Red Cross
Apr 103 min read
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Supporting the health of communities for Red Cross Month
March became Red Cross Month over 80 years ago with a proclamation from President Franklin Roosevelt. Every American president has...
NEIA Red Cross
Mar 72 min read
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Navy Veteran Becomes Red Cross Volunteer
By Aerial Woods Yvonne Lambertson is a proud veteran of 12 years active-duty service in the U.S. Navy, who medically retired in 1997. Her...
NEIA Red Cross
Feb 232 min read
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NEIA Red Cross Partners with Indonesian Red Cross
By Peter Teahen It was 2022. The world was still shut down due to the COIVD pandemic when Jill Orton, Regional Director of the...
NEIA Red Cross
Feb 142 min read
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Donated Blood Saves This Young Mom After Delivery
By Janet Flanagan Imagine planning for your first-born baby, attending classes, reading books, and going into delivery expecting a...
NEIA Red Cross
Jan 234 min read
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30 years of service in the Siouxland
Tammy Lee, Executive Director for the American Red Cross, serving Northwest Iowa & Northeast Nebraska celebrates her 30-year anniversary...
NEIA Red Cross
Jan 92 min read
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Nice to Meet You: Taylor Ryan
Meet Taylor Ryan, a member of our fundraising team. She is dedicated to her role and seeks out opportunities to bring creativity and...
NEIA Red Cross
Dec 31, 20242 min read
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Empowering Everleigh
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca Five-year-old Everleigh Huskey loves sparkly high heels, a troll with bright pink hair and says her favorite...
NEIA Red Cross
Dec 17, 20243 min read
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Nice to Meet You: Shanie Bockmann
Shanie Bockmann works as a disaster program manager. She trains and supports our volunteers and is often on the frontlines during a...
NEIA Red Cross
Dec 10, 20243 min read
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Winter Home Fire Preparedness
The winter holidays are upon us. Unfortunately, we continue to see home fires. Home fires are the most common disaster. Between November...
NEIA Red Cross
Nov 20, 20243 min read
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Nebraska-Iowa Red Crossers provide hope as hurricane recovery continues
Over the past few weeks, residents of Southeastern states have been coping with the devastation left by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane...
NEIA Red Cross
Oct 20, 20242 min read
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Nebraska and Iowa Volunteers answer call to help
It’s been a week since Hurricane Helene made landfall, and the American Red Cross is working 24/7 with dozens of partners to get help to...
NEIA Red Cross
Oct 4, 20242 min read
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5 Takeaways from Preparedness Month
September is National Preparedness Month, and we’ve spent the past few weeks posting different ways you and your family can prepare for...
NEIA Red Cross
Sep 29, 20242 min read
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When disaster hits close to home, new volunteers step up
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca On April 26, Melissa Chambers was sent home early from work to prepare for bad weather. When the tornado sirens...
NEIA Red Cross
Sep 26, 20242 min read
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Nice to Meet You: Rob Wisniewski
Our work on a disaster response begins long before a disaster even happens. It is the job of our Disaster Cycle Services team members and...
NEIA Red Cross
Aug 30, 20242 min read
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Eternally grateful for donated blood
By Janet Flanagan Tom Hildebrand is “eternally grateful” for people who donate blood. He’s alive today because of them and will soon mark...
NEIA Red Cross
Aug 22, 20243 min read
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Caring for pets in a Red Cross shelter
By Janet Flanagan and Peter Teahen Red Cross Pet Liaison Melissa McGill knows that if disaster strikes, it isn’t just people who need...
NEIA Red Cross
Jul 2, 20241 min read
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Nice to Meet You: Nicole Miller
The American Red Cross collects 40 percent of the nation's blood supply. This means that volunteers across the country need to roll up...
NEIA Red Cross
Jun 20, 20242 min read
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