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Nice to Meet You: Lauren Ritta
Meet Lauren, a community disaster program manager. She is committed to supporting and strengthening communities within her work. Her responses demonstrate a love of her community and an appreciation of people and their life experiences. Q: Could you explain what your title means and take us through your workday, or what projects you work on? A: I'm a community disaster program manager. I work on community readiness, response and recovery. Lauren Ritta Q: How long have you b
NEIA Red Cross
15 hours ago2 min read
Red Cross Volunteers Receive Help After Fire Threatens Home
By Janet Flanagan It was a warm spring afternoon when the day took a different turn for longtime American Red Cross volunteers Vern and Linda Brice, who live on a farm in Lawton, Iowa, just 13 miles from Sioux City. After years of helping others affected by disaster, Linda and Vern Brice found themselves among those impacted by a disaster. “Our son came by and borrowed our pickup, and at about 4 p.m. I looked out the window and saw smoke,” Linda said. “We got in the car and i
NEIA Red Cross
Aug 43 min read
A Full-Circle Gift: How Blood Donation Saved a Mother and Daughter
By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca When Peachis Amadou thinks about the day her daughter was born, overwhelming gratitude comes to mind—gratitude for the strangers whose blood donations gave both of them a second chance at life. The Grand Island mother and outreach coordinator for a local nonprofit was 26 weeks pregnant in April when she experienced a medical emergency. In severe pain, she went to the closest hospital, where doctors quickly realized she needed to be airlifted to Omaha
NEIA Red Cross
Jul 302 min read
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