When Winter Storm Fern arrived, Red Cross volunteers, staff and community partners were ready to help. Teams opened shelters, delivered supplies and provided essential services, working around the clock to support our communities.

For 30 years, Red Cross volunteer & Production Room leader Marcia Bauer led a team creating handmade items that brought joy and comfort to military families. Though retired, her leadership leaves a lasting legacy, stitching together decades of compassion.

Anjan Garg serves on the Red Cross North Texas Youth Services Executive Board & helped bring 300 students together with the Top Achievers Foundation and other local community partners, connecting them with mentors, career paths and service opportunities.

Retired firefighter and Red Crosser David Burke led volunteers to install free smoke alarms in 100 Fort Worth homes. Community partners like you are helping make North Texas safer by bringing fire safety into neighborhoods, one home, one family at a time.

For 25 years, Grainger and the Red Cross have put partnership into action, mobilizing people and resources for communities before, during and after disasters. This year, 300+ employees assembled 2,000 emergency kits at our Arlington field supply center.

Linda, Pauline and Ebbie first met as nurses. Now retired, they serve through the Red Cross East Texas Chapter, hosting sickle cell blood drives in Tyler to help patients who rely on lifesaving blood transfusions.

The Frisco RoughRiders & Red Cross rallied the community around a lifesaving cause this summer! At Riders Field, generous donors rolled up their sleeves during a three-day blood drive, helping collect XX units for patients in need.

Service members at Sheppard Air Force Base rolled up their sleeves for a two-day blood drive. Their generosity and partnership are helping make lifesaving care possible for patients across North Texas and beyond.

When the water supply in Childress reached critically low levels, Red Crossers from our Big Country and Panhandle Plains chapters mobilized. Working alongside Emergency Management and community partners, they helped distribute water to neighbors in need.

As Red Cross ambassadors, Carla and JP Signoret are building a lifeline for Latino communities in North Texas. Through outreach, blood drives and partnerships, they’re removing barriers and empowering the community.

For nine years, Linn Hughes has given her time to support military members, help disaster survivors and install smoke alarms in local homes. She helps families connect with loved ones when it matters most, carrying compassion into every role she takes
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Alexis knows the lifesaving power of donating blood. As a donor at our Irving fixed donation site, she never imagined she would need blood herself. Then, two units helped save her life. Watch her full-circle journey and learn how you can help save a life.