Martha Teater is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist based in Western North Carolina. Originally drawn to the Red Cross as a Disaster Mental Health volunteer following Hurricane Katrina, she …
Tag: service to the armed forces
Celebrating the Month of the Military Child: Q&A with Antoinette Williams
April is the Month of the Military Child, a time when we honor the youngest members of military families for the sacrifices they make every day. This is especially important …
Love and Deployment: Q&A with George and Kathy Doran
George and Kathy Doran are no strangers to being separated by time, distance and work. Before retiring in 2007, George traveled all over the world as a member of the Air …
A Father Leading By Example
By Keith Rhodes, American Red Cross North Texas Region CEO Every father wants to do the best he can for his children, and we often wonder if our efforts are good …
Home is Where the Military Sends You
By Dena Howard, Service to the Armed Forces Director, American Red Cross Iowa Region By the time I was born, my father had already served our country for 8 years …
A History of Service: The American Red Cross During World War I
When the United States officially entered the Great War on April 6, 1917, it had been raging in Europe since the summer of 1914. Bound by its government charter to …
Top 6 Reasons to Volunteer at a VA or Military Hospital
6. Really adorable sweet old people Anyone who had the privilege of knowing their grandparents heard how the World Wars affected your family, whether or not they served. Older vets …
Red Cross Reservists: Our First Weeks Serving in the Theater
We have had a few major dust storms in the last few days, so that’s something you have to adjust to. It gets in your hair, your nose, down your throat, etc.
Happy Birthday, Holley!
High School senior Holley Cunningham turns 18 today. As she has since her ninth birthday, she threw herself a birthday project instead of a party. Because it is her last birthday before going away to college, she added a special element to her annual plan — instill in other teenagers the spirit of giving. Thus, the birth of Leave a Legacy of Service: Give, Love, Serve.
Holiday Mail for Heroes 2010
Holiday Mail For Heroes is back for a fourth year! The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes will collect holiday cards from regular citizens all across the country and distribute them to service members, veterans, and their families.