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Back to School: Safety Tips for a Confident Start to the Year
By Samantha Edwards The backpacks are packed, the pencils are sharpened and the excitement is building—it’s back-to-school season! As...
NEIA Red Cross
3 days ago2 min read
Nice to Meet You: Rachel Lynch
Meet Rachel. She is part of the development team for our Red Cross region. As the grant coordinator, it is her job to explain the many...
NEIA Red Cross
Jul 182 min read
Retrospective: One Year Since Historic Floods in Northwest Iowa and Surrounding Areas
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca First, a year's worth of rain fell on northwestern Iowa for three days. Then, the flooding began. In late June...
NEIA Red Cross
Jun 204 min read
If Thunder Roars, Get Indoors
In the Midwest, we are all too accustomed to severe weather, so much so that we often forget that thunderstorms can be dangerous. Folks...
NEIA Red Cross
Jun 172 min read
“It Makes My Heart Happy”: How Pam Jones Gives Back to Her Community—One Unit at a Time
By Lubna Albadawi Pam Jones is the kind of person who makes you feel welcome the moment you meet her. She lives in Red Oak, Iowa, where...
NEIA Red Cross
Jun 43 min read
Nice to Meet You: Tammy Lee
Meet Tammy Lee. She is the executive director for the Northwest Iowa Northeast Nebraska chapter and celebrated 25 years with the Red...
NEIA Red Cross
May 303 min read
Celebrating Ron Adams: 50+ Years of Dedication to the American Red Cross
By Beth Roy Ron Adams, a resident of Grand Island, Nebraska, has reached an extraordinary milestone in his lifetime of service—50+ years...
NEIA Red Cross
May 203 min read
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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