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This week we would like to spotlight one of our volunteers, Vedang Revankar. Vedang joined the Red Cross as a volunteer during his sophomore year of high school, where he assisted with making PCP kits. After a few years, he re-joined the Red Cross during his sophomore year of college, this time as an intern.Continue reading “Volunteer Spotlight: Vedang Revankar”

The Indiana Region of the American Red Cross would not be able to do what it does for the community without our wonderful volunteers. On this #ThankfulTuesday, we are shining the light on Elsy Castro, who has been a volunteer with the Red Cross since June of 2022! Elsy is from Caracas, Venezuela where sheContinue reading “Volunteer Spotlight: Elsy Castro”

Going into the Home Fire Campaign, I didn’t know what to expect. All I knew was we were going into a neighborhood to install free smoke alarms. I was there to help wherever they needed me. When I was told I was going to be put on an install team, I was excited, but aContinue reading “Sounding the Alarm on my Home Fire Canvas Experience”

The Indiana Region of the American Red Cross would not be able to do what it does for the community without our wonderful volunteers. On this #ThankfulTuesday, we are shining the light on Maddison Barbarick, who has been volunteering since 2020! Maddison is a Disaster Health Services Team Member.  Maddison’s Red Cross story started inContinue reading “Volunteer Spotlight: Maddison Barbarick”

The Indiana Region of the American Red Cross would not be able to do what it does for the community without our wonderful volunteers. On this #ThankfulTuesday, we are shining the light on Jacob Kuiper, who has been volunteering since March of 2022! Jacob is a Disaster Action Team Member and Recruitment Volunteer.  Jacob joinedContinue reading “Volunteer Spotlight: Jacob Kuiper”

The Indiana Region of the American Red Cross would not be able to do what it does for the community without our wonderful volunteers. On this #ThankfulTuesday, we are shining the light on Jordi Saunders, who has been a Red Cross volunteer since January of 2022! He is a Disaster Action Team member, and MassContinue reading “Volunteer Spotlight: Jordi Saunders”

The Indiana Region of the American Red Cross would not be able to do what it does for the community without our wonderful volunteers. On this #ThankfulTuesday, we are shining the light on Brian Southern, who has been a Red Crosser since 2020. Brian is a Disaster Action Team Member, and a shelter and transportationContinue reading “Volunteer Spotlight: Brian Southern”

By: Jamia Dinkins, Indiana Region Communications Intern As a Red Cross volunteer, one of the first things you will learn about a disaster is that it does not wait until you are off the clock. A disaster won’t wait until your lunch break, or will it make sure to find time in between you goingContinue reading “Red Cross Behind the Scenes: Disaster Action Team Call”

The Indiana Region of the American Red Cross would not be able to do what it does for the community without our wonderful volunteers. On this #ThankfulTuesday, we are shining the light on Freida Rutan, who has been a Red Crosser since 1992! Freida is a Disaster Services Regional Recovery Program Lead & Red CrossContinue reading “Volunteer Spotlight: Freida Rutan”

The Indiana Region of the American Red Cross would not be able to do what it does for the community without our wonderful volunteers. On this #ThankfulTuesday, we are shining the light on David Mangia, who has been a Red Crosser since August of 2017! David is a Southwest Community Volunteer Lead and Blood DonorContinue reading “Volunteer Spotlight: David Mangia”