As part of Volunteer Appreciation Week, we’re highlighting some of the volunteers who work behind the scenes every day to help support the mission of the American Red Cross!
Susan is a Louisville Area Chapter disaster volunteer from
Carroll County. Her introduction to the Red Cross came in 2015, after a tornado
touched down in Jefferson County, IN where she worked.
“The local county executive was a woman I had worked with
before and I wanted to help,” said Susan. “So I volunteered and started to
train.”
Now as a Disaster Action Team (DAT) volunteer, Susan has
most recently been responding virtually to home fires. Last November she also
deployed for the first time to a national disaster response in New Orleans where
she assisted with damage assessment.
For Susan, the most interesting part of volunteering is
getting to talk to the people she assists.
“People are so different and yet so much the same,” said
Susan. “I think the different ways people respond to fires and the upheaval and
loss they experience would surprise most people.”
Susan believes it’s important for others to volunteer to
help continue to carry the mission of the Red Cross forward.
Our
Red Cross volunteers are community heroes who give their time to help others.
Join their ranks and be part of our lifesaving work! Visit redcross.org/volunteer to find an opportunity near you.
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