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Joe Avila playing a guitar outside of a Red Cross shelter.
Disaster

After Heroic Escape, Red Cross Shelter and Music Provide Comfort

by Barbara Woods, American Red Cross volunteer January 15, 2019January 15, 2019

Originally appeared on the Red Cross Gold Country Region blog.  It might seem that Joe Avila doesn’t have a lot to be grateful for, after losing everything he owned — …

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Terry with a Red Cross volunteer during the Carr Fire.
Disaster

“All is Not Lost”: A Carr Fire Survivor Shares Her Story

by Carmela Burke, Volunteer, Los Angeles Region. Photos by William Randall, Volunteer, Desert to the Sea Region August 13, 2018August 13, 2018

Meet Terry Zeller “We’re picking up the pieces and moving on,” said Terry Zeller whose home on Redbud Drive burned when the Carr Fire jumped the Sacramento River. She has been …

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Red Cross disaster relief worker standing in front of Red Cross tent camp for relief workers in Big Pine Key, Florida.
Disaster, International

Natural Disasters of 2017 in Photos

by American Red Cross December 26, 2017December 28, 2017

This year we witnessed a number of devastating, record-breaking natural disasters sweep across the United States and the world. With each event, the Red Cross and its partners worked tirelessly …

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Jack and Esme Griffiths Sitting San Diego Red Cross Shelter
Disaster, Volunteers

WWII Red Cross Volunteer Evacuated to San Diego Wildfire Shelter

by American Red Cross December 18, 2017December 18, 2017

Written by Amy Laurel Hegy, American Red Cross volunteer, and originally appeared on RedCross.org As a young woman during World War II, Esme Griffiths gave her heart to the British Red …

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George Stanley Checks in with Red Cross Volunteers at the Branford Shelter
Disaster

Safe from the Flames

by American Red Cross December 13, 2017

Written by Ashley Henyan, Digital Communications Manager at the American Red Cross, Los Angeles region, and originally appeared on Red Cross LA Talks. Photos by Debi Moraza. During the week of …

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Disaster, Volunteers

Straight Talk on the California Wildfire Response

by American Red Cross September 24, 2015September 26, 2015

There have been several misunderstandings about the Red Cross and our response to the California wildfires, and we believe it is important to state the facts as clearly as possible. …

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