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Volunteer Profile: Shiela and Kelsey – AmeriCorps Preparedness Coordinators
In October 2014 two young, enthusiastic and very committed Red Cross AmeriCorps service members, Shiela Peralta and Kelsey Decker, were given responsibility for introducing school children in Portland (grades three […]
Volunteer Profile: Andy Humber – A minister in the making
Andy Humber grew up in Boise, Idaho, living there through most of his youth before coming to Oregon. He completed high school and attended a community college in Oregon. While […]
Volunteer Profile: James Jessee – Mentoring others to help people in need
James Jessee spent 20 years working for the Department of Energy in northern California. His primary customers were low-income families and the elderly. While there he worked his way up […]
Volunteer Profile: Margie Simmons – Red Cross getting and giving
Many years ago Margie Simmons suffered a devastating hemorrhage that nearly took her life. Like most people surviving a major trauma, this experience had a significant impact. As she says, […]
Volunteer Profile: Vicki Weaver – Wearing a variety of volunteer hats
Vicki Weaver joined the American Red Cross in 1994, and is currently a volunteer in the Southwest Oregon chapter. She worked on a disaster assistance team (DAT) for six years, […]
Volunteer Perspective: Third Annual Disaster Academy
Submitted by Stephanie Watson The weekend of May 29-31, I attended the third annual American Red Cross Cascades Disaster Academy. In all, 242 Red Crossers attended the event at the […]
Volunteer Profile: Polly Alexander – Three decades of diverse service
Paulette (Polly) Alexander was born in Klamath Falls in southern Oregon, attended college in Portland and has spent her life in Oregon. She began volunteering with the American Red Cross […]
Volunteer Profile: Darin “Preparedness” Furry
Darin Furry was born in San Francisco. He received a degree in Biology from U.C. Davis and then turned his talents to being a park ranger at Bonneville Dam. That […]
Volunteer Profile: Wonderful Larry Wiedenhoft
When gale force winds struck the coast of Oregon in 2007, they severely disrupted life in the communities of Wheeler, Nehalem and Manzanita. With Manzanita cut off from the rest […]
Red Cross Volunteer: John Parrish – Military man
John Parrish with SAF team Donna (left) and Linda (right). John Parrish has a history of service. He was career Air Force and now looks forward to providing a […]