By Emma C. Fermo, Red Cross writer

By Jennifer Costa, Red Cross regional communications director

by Dan Dowling, regional communications manager

“You try to help people realize you are there for them. I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve with the Red Cross.”

Paul Miller joined the American Red Cross in October 2024. He is a chaplain for the American Legion Post in Brewer, Maine, and the VA home in Bangor. Since becoming a Red Crosser, he has been deployed to some of the country’s most challenging disasters, including hurricane relief in North Carolina, wildfires in Los Angeles, and flooding in Eastern Kentucky.

By Dan Dowling – regional communications manager

“Someone’s blood and someone’s platelet donation allowed meto get out of the hospital much quicker. I bet I would have been there longerif it wasn’t for those donations.”