Memorial Day: Red Crossers, Still Serving

by Amy Yen, Regional Marketing Program Manager, American Red Cross North Texas Region

U.S. Air Force veteran Rickey Staves is still serving. 

This Memorial Day, he is on the job in the Disaster Operations Center at the Red Cross in Dallas, headquarters for an ongoing statewide storm relief operation. He is a Disaster Services Technology Manager, who supports the technology needs for the operation, which is helping residents affected by tornadoes and flooding from Wichita Falls to Corpus Christi.

It's a little different from his time on Air Force bases in California and Fort Worth, but it's also the same in one critical way.

"Whether it's the military or the Red Cross," said Rickey. "We're here to help--that's what we do."

Thank you to Rickey and all the other Red Crosser veterans spending their Memorial Day still serving. To learn more about how the Red Cross serves military members, veterans and their families, visit RedCross.org/Military.

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Calling Young Artists! Help Us Design a Holiday Card For Our Military Members!

Each year the American Red Cross provides assistance to more than 2 million service members and many of our nation’s 24 million veterans. And each winter, we deliver holiday cards from thousands of Americans to veterans, military families and active-duty service members at hospitals and installations around the world, thanking them for their service and wishing them a happy holiday season.

Here in North Texas, we’re about to kick off our 2013 mail campaign & we need your help! We’re looking for talented young artists, 10 and younger, to design the perfect holiday card for our service members. Card designs should fit on a 5.5x8.5 card cover.

Got a great card design to bring holiday cheer to our troops? Mail or drop off your entry to our Dallas Chapter at:

ATTN: Communications/Holiday Mail For Heroes
American Red Cross
4800 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75235

Or email an electronic version to american.redcross@yahoo.com. Entries should include:

• Card design
• Name
• Age
• Hometown

Deadline for entries is October 4. Thanks for your help!

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