Honoring Exceptional Volunteers

Staff and volunteers gathered at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center last night to honor outstanding volunteers who served the community through the American Red Cross during 2010-2011. Take a look at a special video honoring the 2011 Exceptional Volunteer Service Award recipient Dee Dee English.   Along with Dee Dee the following volunteers were presented with [...]

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Local Lifesavers Receive Award

On March 2, 2009 Jessica Vurginac, Morgan Lewis and Courtenay Chaffin, trained in American Red Cross Waterpark Lifeguarding, helped save the life of a male victim. A call came over the radio that a man had gone down in the men’s locker room at the recreational center they worked at in Dublin. By the time Jessica, [...]

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Staff and Volunteers Honored for Partnership Success

Our 2010 Partnership Award winners exemplify and promote cooperative partnership. Joel Perkins, our Emergency Services Readiness Specialist, is responsible for the preparedness of our chapter to respond to disasters, which is a big job. Volunteers Bob Criswell and Susan Schweitzer make assisting Joel their priority.  Bob, a volunteer with more than 13 years of experience, leads teams of [...]

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Red Cross Honors Top Fundraisers

This year TWO volunteers were especially deserving of the 2010 Fundraiser of the Year honors. First up, Betsy Blake. Betsy served as Chair of the 22nd annual American Red Cross Golf Classic. In an incredibly challenging fundraising year, Betsy led the team to a successful result, raising more than $240,000! Her tenacity and “never give up” [...]

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2010 Exceptional Volunteer Honored

Take a look at our 2010 Exceptional Volunteer Service Award winner, Gene List. Congratulations Gene!

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Disaster Preparedness Kit Winners

Congratulations to Shelli Johnson, Brian Spain and Alice Hohl winners of our Disaster Preparedness Kit giveaway! Thanks to all who submitted a comment to our 2010 Humanitarian of the Year blog post, and to all those who attended the event! We hope you continue to visit our blog for the latest on Red Cross happenings in greater [...]

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Nearly 600 in attendance to help Red Cross honor Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein

Today marks the celebration of our 14th annual Humanitarian of the Year luncheon where we honored local, national and international philanthropists Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein. A crowd of nearly 600 attended the luncheon listening to stories of Red Cross work being done including: A heartwarming story of a local Somali woman, separated from her mother and daughter since [...]

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Hometown Heroes Honored

Please forgive our blogging absence last week. All eyes were turned to honoring the 2010 Fayette County Hometown Heroes seen here. Our Red Cross here in Columbus supports three outlying Red Cross chapters including the American Red Cross in Fayette County, just down I-71 South. Last week they held their 5th annual Hometown Heroes event. Over [...]

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Business First Honors Our CFO!

Our very own Kurt Anders, Chief Financial Officer, was today named “CFO of the Year” among small nonprofits (<$50M in annual revenue) by Business First- the preeminent business periodical in Columbus. In the first year for this award, Kurt competed with 60 nominees and 28 finalists from large and small private companies, large and small nonprofits and public companies. Kurt [...]

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