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    Helping Keep the Armed Services Healthy by Supporting Omaha’s Busiest Pharmacies
    NEIA Red Cross
    • Dec 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    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....
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    Volunteer Finds Ways to Turn Negatives into Positive
    NEIA Red Cross
    • Sep 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    Night Shift at a Shelter in Baton Rouge with Dani
    NEIA Red Cross
    • Sep 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    Attention: Volunteers Needed
    NEIA Red Cross
    • Aug 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    The Call After the Fire: Recovery Casework
    NEIA Red Cross
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    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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    "Every Small Action is a Contribution"
    NEIA Red Cross
    • May 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    "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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    "No Better Feeling Than Helping"
    NEIA Red Cross
    • May 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    "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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    2021 Sound the Alarm "Day of Action"
    NEIA Red Cross
    • May 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    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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    Nice to Meet You: Nathan Woodruff
    NEIA Red Cross
    • Apr 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    Nice to Meet You: Nathan Woodruff

    The American Red Cross is 90% run by volunteers, something we're proud of as an organization. Not only do we get to serve others, but we...
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    Celebrating Our Volunteers
    NEIA Red Cross
    • Apr 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Celebrating Our Volunteers

    Since 1974, one week each April has been recognized as National Volunteer Week to celebrate the impact of volunteer service in our communiti
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    Local Youth Volunteer Honored for Service
    NEIA Red Cross
    • Mar 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    Local Youth Volunteer Honored for Service

    Over the past year, as the world experienced pandemic, we have seen people step up to help their neighbors, support those in need and...
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    Welcome to Red Cross Month
    NEIA Red Cross
    • Mar 1, 2021
    • 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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    Board member shares intimate take on Black history
    NEIA Red Cross
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 4 min

    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...
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    Learning the Lessons of History Through Service: A Conversation with James B. Boles
    NEIA Red Cross
    • Feb 23, 2021
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Volunteer Finds ‘Perfect Fit’ with Red Cross
    NEIA Red Cross
    • Jan 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    Volunteer Finds ‘Perfect Fit’ with Red Cross

    By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca, American Red Cross Volunteer When Jonathan Goldsmith reached out to volunteer with the Red Cross, he didn’t...
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    Thankful for Our Volunteers
    NEIA Red Cross
    • Nov 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    Thankful for Our Volunteers

    This Thanksgiving will be a little different. We’re isolated from loved ones and perhaps having to think a bit harder for what we’re...
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    Disaster Brings Couple Together
    cydneyanderson
    • 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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    Meet Ken Noltie
    cydneyanderson
    • Nov 25, 2019
    • 3 min

    Meet Ken Noltie

    A person who can dedicate 100% of their time to helping veterans is someone you definitely want to know. Meet Ken Noltie!
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    Local Red Cross Volunteers Deploy to the Bahamas to Assist with Hurricane Dorian Response
    cydneyanderson
    • 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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    Support Your Community – Become a Red Cross Volunteer
    cydneyanderson
    • Jul 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    Support Your Community – Become a Red Cross Volunteer

    written by an American Red Cross Volunteer Will you consider becoming an American Red Cross volunteer and helping people in your...
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