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Sue Hensley’s Life-Long Service
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca A frequent question Sue Hensley receives from her son is: "Hey, Mom! When are you really going to retire?" She...
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Jun 16, 20222 min read
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Engaging Black and Marginalized Communities - Abena's Reasons for Serving
Meet Abena Imhotep. She is a strong advocate, student and a Central Iowa Red Cross board member. Her knowledge and work make our region...
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Jun 6, 20222 min read
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10 Disaster Deployments in Less Than Two Years: Yvonne Lambterson's Story
By Mimi Teller Adapted by George McCrory In her one-and-a-half years with the Red Cross, Yvonne Lambertson has responded to 10 disasters...
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May 26, 20223 min read
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Nice to Meet You: Andrea Wright
Andrea Wright is a member of our Nebraska-Iowa fundraising team. She is a regional philanthropy officer who works out of the Des Moines...
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May 19, 20223 min read
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Nice to Meet You: Chris Collins
Chris Collins plays a crucial role within the Nebraska-Iowa Region as a Fleet and Facilities Coordinator. His work to ensure that...
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Apr 11, 20223 min read
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Nice to Meet You: Marion McDermott
Fires, tornados, floods, our disaster program managers have seen it all. These kind, genuine Red Crossers make sure that those affected...
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Feb 18, 20222 min read
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Nice to Meet You: Brooke Mehaffey
Brooke Mehaffey is Chief Operating Officer for our Nebraska-Iowa Red Cross region. Her team works behind the scenes to ensure that...
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Jan 6, 20224 min read
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Helping Keep the Armed Services Healthy by Supporting Omaha’s Busiest Pharmacies
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca Just 10 miles south of downtown Omaha is the host base for the largest wing of the United States Air Force....
NEIA Red Cross
Dec 16, 20213 min read
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Nice to Meet You: Amanda Wehnes
Amanda Wehnes is a biomed account manager, which means she plays a critcal role in blood collection in the North Platte, Nebraska area....
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Nov 16, 20213 min read
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Nice to Meet You: Connie Treat
For several decades, Connie Treat has been an American Red Cross collection specialist, comforting blood donors and helping to regularly...
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Oct 26, 20213 min read
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Nice to Meet You: Steph Novacek
Steph Novacek is the executive director of the Southeast Nebraska Chapter of the American Red Cross. Our Red Cross region relies on her...
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Aug 10, 20213 min read
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Nice to Meet You: Briana DeSadier
Briana DeSadier is frequently a "go-to" person in our region. She works tirelessly to support the staff and volunteers throughout...
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May 27, 20213 min read
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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
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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
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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
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Who is Your Hero?
We all have people in our lives who we consider heroes. As we approach the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area Chapter Heroes in the...
NEIA Red Cross
Feb 26, 20215 min read
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Board member shares intimate take on Black history
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca, American Red Cross Volunteer After watching Hurricane Katrina tear through the Gulf Coast, causing 1,800...
NEIA Red Cross
Feb 25, 20214 min read
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Learning the Lessons of History Through Service: A Conversation with James B. Boles
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca, American Red Cross Volunteer “The Red Cross is the best of us. Each person who I have met there is...
NEIA Red Cross
Feb 23, 20213 min read
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Clara Barton’s Words Preserved for the Digital Age to Increase Accessibility
What if you could meet and learn from your long-dead hero from their writings? Tawnta Staten, a grant writer for the American Red Cross...
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Feb 17, 20212 min read
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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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Jan 19, 20213 min read
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