American Red Cross Arizona and New Mexico

By TODD JAMES, American Red Cross  Blanca Gonzalez hit the big 4-0 while working with an American Red Cross team in a shelter in Glorieta, N.M.  But it wasn’t an occasion for birthday cake, party or presents.  Instead, Blanca celebrated her 40th disaster relief deployment, helping provide shelter, food and help to hundreds of familiesContinue reading "Volunteer Celebrates 40!"

By; Trudy Thompson-Rice Red Cross Visual Storyteller Volunteer Clara and Laura: Visionary Team Builders Laura Crouch was born more than 100 years after American Red Cross founder Clara Barton. But the two women are more alike than they are different. Both are smart, innovative and fearless, with hearts to serve. Dr. Crouch is a nurse,Continue reading "Volunteer Spotlight Dr. Laura Crouch"

By Melody Birkett Whether a car crash, sickness or another type of emergency, life-saving blood is carried onboard the Air Methods helicopters in case it’s needed.  “We carry blood with us everywhere we go,” said Air Method Flight Nurse Robert Frick. “We carry it in a cooler that keeps it at a temperature of betweenContinue reading "American Red Cross Soars to New Heights with Air Methods Partnership "