Celebrating Those Who Power and Inspire Our Mission
Sharing the Stories of our Volunteers, Blood Donors and Partners, and the Families We Serve
I felt like I just blinked and we had everything at our fingertips. Everything was so well organized and ran so smoothly. - Kathryn Palmer
Whose family was taken to a Red Cross shelter during flooding
I've said countless times this is a total miracle. Without that blood being available he wouldn't be here today. - Wes Ross
Whose son Troy has an immune disease and has needed several blood transfusions
“I can help people and be a listening ear during their darkest days. That's why I love Red Cross so much.” - Scott Fairfield
Scott Fairfield, of Eureka, on why he volunteers as a Red Cross disaster responder
“For us, our son knows his mom because of people who were able to (donate blood.)” - Sara Cline
Sara Cline, Anaconda, who needed 25 units of blood products after giving birth
"You give a pint and produce it again. And you're helping your community. I hope I never need blood, but if I do it will be there." - Paul Gay
Great Falls Blood Donor
"It's important to give people shelter, physically, emotionally and spiritually. We aim to live that out." - Pastor Heidi Hester
Pastor Hester worked with Red Cross to open a shelter at Hope Lutheran in Bozeman for those displaced by flooding.
"I remember looking up at the bags pushing life back into his veins and wishing I could thank the person who donated blood to save my son's life." - Jennifer Kusch
Ellis Kusch needed lifesaving blood
Bertie Garverick
"Had we not had blood to give Bertie, it's unthinkable the impact it would have had on this huge web of people."
Wren Garverick
Whose daughter Bertie needed blood transfusions immediately following her birth