9/7/2010 - Red Cross Shelter will Accommodate Dogs and Cats for Shelter Residents
Boulder, CO – For people staying at the Red Cross shelter tonight at the YMCA at 28th and Mapleton, we will also accommodate their dogs and cats for the night...
8/20/2010 - Pizza delivery man honored for saving life of customer
The American Red Cross Mile High Chapter kicked off its national preparedness month campaign today by joining the Daniels Fund, Lakewood Police and West Metro Fire Protection District in honoring a young man who saved the life of a total stranger.
8/10/2010 - Red Cross Launches Disaster Relief Fundraising Drive
The American Red Cross has launched a new fundraising drive in anticipation of a very active hurricane season that could be made even worse by the Gulf Coast oil spill.
8/9/2010 - 1,000 Lifesaving Devices to be Distributed in Denver
The American Red Cross Mile High Chapter announced today the launch of Save A Life Denver, a public access defibrillation program poised to become one of the largest of its kind in our country. The program seeks to improve sudden cardiac arrest survival rates by making automated external defibrillators (AEDs) widely accessible to the public.
6/30/2010 - Mile High Chapter deploys employee to Hurricane Alex
Red Cross Mile High Chapter Chief Communications Officer Jim Rettew was deployed to Texas late June 29 to help the American Red Cross prepare for the potential landfall of Hurricane Alex.
6/30/2010 - Mile High Chapter CEO Tapped to Run National Disaster Operations
The American Red Cross announced today that Charley Shimanski, CEO of the Red Cross Mile High Chapter, has been tapped to serve as the top national disaster response official with the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C.
6/25/2010 - Red Cross Summer Safety Tips for Parents and Families
Now that the school year has ended and temperatures are on the rise, the Red Cross Mile High Chapter urges residents with children to prepare for any potential emergencies related to summer activities. Afternoon swims and family barbeques are usually fun for everyone, but knowing how to perform CPR or administer first aid to a child may be all the difference between a great memory and a tragedy...
6/18/2010 - Local Red Cross workers reflect on spring flood deployment
When tornadoes and floods devastated a huge swath of communities throughout the Southern U.S. and Oklahoma, the American Red Cross was on the ground providing help - including volunteers and staff from the Colorado Chapters...
6/15/2010 - Northern Colorado Red Cross helps Wyoming Residents Displaced By Flooding
A six-person disaster response team from the Northern Colorado Chapter of the American Red Cross was deployed on Sunday on a seven-day assignment to help residents of flood-ravaged Fremont County in Wyoming.
6/8/2010 - Red Cross Opens Shelter, Feeds Responders Fighting Substation Fire
The American Red Cross Mile High Chapter opened an emergency shelter last night for residents in the vicinity of an explosion and subsequent fire at an electrical substation in Denver.
6/7/2010 - Red Cross Stands Ready as Flood Advisories Increase
With more than half a dozen flood advisories and warnings issued throughout the state today, the American Red Cross Colorado Chapters are ready to respond in the event of flood-related evacuations and are offering flood preparedness advice to the public.
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