Nurse and Red Cross volunteer Sue Hasmiller shares an intimate account of her service in Alabama.
Month: May 2011
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An insider’s look at the response in Alabama from nurse and Red Cross volunteer Sue Hasmiller.
Duty Calls
I have worked there for 14 years and in that time have spent time away during 9/11, Katrina, the Indonesian tsunami, the four hurricanes that hit Florida at the same time, hurricane Floyd in NJ, and now this monster in Alabama that has no name. I don’t serve this way often, but every once in a while there is something so significant that I can’t ignore it.
Social communities are part of our Operational DNA
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What We’re Reading
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Meet a Red Cross Volunteer
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Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
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“It was like a dream…”
This post is written by Danelle Schlegelmilch, a Red Cross worker who was deployed to Alabama to help with tornado relief.