Jennifer Fenendael, Keri Hicks, Kurt Hicks, and Claduette Tipton received the American Red Cross Certificate of Extraordinary Personal Action for the heroic actions they exhibited in saving the life of Wayne Strei. While performing at a spring cantata at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Wayne had a medical emergency which caused him to become unresponsive.
Shelby Watson, Darryl Bailey and Troy Love all lived in the same three-story building at Sherman Gardens and over time had become good friends. Unfortunately, each was among those who lost their homes during a recent apartment fire. Immediately afterward, the three neighbors opted to stay at a Red Cross shelter.
The American Red Cross Sound the Alarm, Save a Life home fire safety campaign returned to cities throughout Wisconsin including Madison and Milwaukee.
Home fires claim seven lives every day but having working smoke alarms can cut the risk of death by half.
That is why the Red Cross rallied volunteers to install free smoke alarms nationwide, as part of our Sound the Alarm events.
On June 26, 2022, Leah Komarzec from Painesdale, Skyler Spitzley, from Ovid and Brett Ceane from Houghton, called on their American Red Cross training in Lifeguarding, First Aid, CPR and AED to save the life of an individual experiencing a cardiac complication at the Michigan Technological University Student Development Complex Pool. The victim survived thanks to the quick actions of the team!
The American Red Cross of Wisconsin is pleased to celebrate the national recognition of one of our local volunteers. Sara Horein was awarded the 2023 Presidential Award for Excellence.
