I felt like I just blinked and we had everything at our fingertips. Everything was so well organized and ran so smoothly.
- Kathryn Palmer, Virginia
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, Great Falls
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, Eureka
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, Anaconda
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
Great Falls Blood Donor
"It's important to give people shelter, physically, emotionally and spiritually. We aim to live that out." - Pastor Heidi Hester, Bozeman
Pastor Hester worked with Red Cross to open a shelter at Hope Lutheran in Bozeman for those displaced by flooding.
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, Bozeman
Whose daughter Bertie needed blood transfusions immediately following her birth
Cassandra Loveless
"One of the biggest things we can do with our lives is be of service to others, and it’s just a matter of which service fits you."
Cassandra Loveless, Kalispell
Red Cross volunteer disaster responder
Zach Muse
"This is something my family instilled in me when I was younger. I've got plenty so I might as well help others who need it. It's a civic duty."
Zach Muse, Lincoln
On why he donates lifesaving blood
Sherrilyn Hamilton
"What I got from Red Cross was hope. I got kindness and a sense of love, and that's what I strive to give back."
Sherrilyn Hamilton, Roundup
Who became a volunteer after losing her home to wildfire
Barbara Gumbert
"I still had so much to give, and I still cared so much about people that I needed to do something."
Barbara Gumbert, Kalipsell
On why she volunteers as a Red Cross nurse
Carol Dibbern
"The volunteers talked to you with so much warmth and heart. It was like we were the only people in the world."
Carol Dibbern
Who was evacuated from her Montana home during wildfire
Paige Plancich
"Just the support Red Cross gave me all throughout the process was incredible…all the advice, all the check-ins, everything was so much appreciated."
Paige Plancich
Paige received Red Cross assistance following an apartment fire
Matt Ochsner
Regional Communications Director
406-552-2955
matthew.ochsner@redcross.org
