“Resolved, I will no longer be a sink-easy”

I’m sure that the day will come when people look back on our primitive blogging and say, “I can’t believe people used to talk that way!” Of course, they’ll say it in a crazy futuristic language.

Happy Birthday Red Cross (And Lorraine!)

Today, the American Red Cross is 128 years old. That’s a lot of years of helping people!

In an amazing turn of fate, one of our Disaster Services Volunteers celebrates a birthday today as well. Lorraine Jacobs, one of our most motivated volunteers, is 52 today. Happy Birthday, Lorraine!

Santa Barbara Fire Response: A volunteer’s perspective

One of our volunteers, Mr. Bill Fitler, just got back from working the wildfire relief down in Santa Barbara. Bill is a great volunteer and board member, he goes to almost every disaster and works in leadership roles at the shelters. AND, Bill does all of this with a relative calm. As you can imagine, this is a helpful trait to have during a disaster response.

During his time in Santa Barbara, Bill wrote this entry on his Facebook page. It’s an awesome look into the life of a Red Cross volunteer. Thanks for sharing, Bill!

This is honest to goodness trouble.

When Shirley Temple wasn’t begging for a Zoo Animal for Christmas, or singing about candy or gum drops or some other such thing, she was supporting the American Red Cross!

Wildfire Awareness Week, May 3-9

Did you know that this week is Wildfire Awareness Week? After a rainy start, its hard to imagine that we’re heading straight into another Wildfire season, and that CAL FIRE is already ramping up their training.

2009 Hero Award Winners!

I am so excited to announce our 2009 Hero Award Winners! We can’t fit the whole story on our blog – so if you’d like to join us at or 2009 Heroes Breakfast – give us a call! 462-2881