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| Personal Data |
| Name: Mrs. Miriam R Nichols |
| Address: Abilene, Kansas 67410 |
| Date and Place of Birth: June 26, 1914, Chapman, Kansas, Dickinson |
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| Red Cross Service: |
| Dates of Service and Type |
| Volunteer - October 1935 through February 2007 |
| Job Title(s) |
| 1. office volunteer |
| 2. bandage wrapper for soldiers in WW II |
| 3. Gray Lady |
| 4. Blood Drive volunteer |
| Service Location: Chapter |
| Service: Blood Services/Biomedical, Service to the Military/AFES, Community Service, Nursing Service |
| Red Cross Award(s) |
| 1. Clara Barton Spectrum Award |
| 2. Miriam Nichols Volunteer of the Year Award 2006 |
| Other Award(s) |
| 1. Outstanding Citizen (Silent Volunteer) |
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| Career Highlights: |
| Along with serving at blood drives and as an office volunteer, Miriam Nichols also remembers coming to the Red Cross office in uniform during WWII to wrap bandages for the soldiers overseas. Miriam became a Gray Lady following a stroke and has continued to serve in that capacity for many years. "If I can make just one person smile I have had a good day," Miriam said.
Gray Lady service has changed through the years. "We used to wear a full dress and a hat and could do more for the patients than we can do now," Miriam said. "Its important to take time with people. A little sunshine goes a long way.
Miriams most rewarding times are when patients reach out their hands and say, "Im going home."
Miriam is in her 72nd year of service to Red Cross. |
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| Sponsored By: Red Cross Dickinson County now a CSDU with North Central Kansas Chapter |
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