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Introduction

Giving Their All: A Volunteer Story

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Frank Bourget, executive director of the Northern Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross, shares thoughts on the 100th anniversary of the local chapter, once known as the Grand Canyon chapter—and reflects on the legacy.

Flagstaff couple Anne Johnson and Tom Jacobs answered the call to volunteer with the American Red Cross. They share their stories on their deployments and the great rewards of working for the organization.

Fire, Flood, Trains and More The American Red Cross has assisted across multiple disasters throughout northern Arizona’s history.

Services and Mission The American Red Cross Principles, highlights and members of the chapter board.

A Storied History Highlights from the formation and growth of the regional American Red Cross.

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A Century of Service

American Red Cross of Northern Arizona Observes a Hundred Years of Helping By Frank Bourget Executive Director at American Red Cross of Northern Arizona

or 100 years, the American Red Cross furthering our vision to partner with the people has delivered help and hope in Arizona. of Arizona to develop and foster safer families, We provide relief—shelter, neighborhoods and worksites— food, supplies and more—to ultimately promoting a system of families who have lost community self-sufficiency and everything to disasters. We compassionate response collect, test and safely when emergencies arise. deliver lifesaving blood to American Red accident victims, mothers Cross volunteers giving birth and patients and employees are battling cancer. Red committed to improving Cross training offers the the quality of human skills and confidence life and enhancing selfneeded to save lives reliance by providing in an emergency, and disaster response and we support members of recovery, emergency family the military, veterans and services and preparedness their families throughout their and safety training. Your Red service and beyond. Arizona is Cross in Northern Arizona has home to three Red Cross Chapters, provided vital services to families and Frank Bourget Northern Arizona, Greater Phoenix, individuals in crisis while preparing and Southern Arizona, serving all 15 Arizona our community members with life-saving counties as part of the American Red Cross skills. Since July, with the help of donors and Arizona-New Mexico-El Paso Region. volunteers, we have installed 462 smoke alarms Services are provided in accordance in high-risk neighborhood; and helped more with our mission: The American Red Cross than 100 families affected by local disasters by prevents and alleviates human suffering in the providing emergency and financial assistance face of emergencies by mobilizing the power for food, clothing and shelter. of volunteers and the generosity of donors, We also have provided disaster

preparedness and evacuation plan training to 187 households; and reached 184 youth through a pillowcase project taught to elementary students and their parents; trained 3,097 people in lifesaving skills through First Aid, CPR and AED, aquatics and babysitting classes; and provided 120 military families with emergency communications assistance. And, during this time, 1,165 people gave blood. The Northern Arizona Chapter provides disaster relief services 24/7 and has more than 160 active volunteers who have worked 6,669 hours since July. We partner with United Way agencies, including Salvation Army and Goodwill Industries. We also work closely with County Emergency Management, Flagstaff Fire, and other local fire departments and local neighborhood organizations, such as Sunnyside, throughout Coconino, Navajo & Apache Counties as well as Yavapai and Mohave Counties.

In support of the Red Cross nationwide campaign, “Sound the Alarm-Save A Life,” we partner with NAU student-athlete volunteers and APS employee volunteers to conduct smoke alarm installation campaigns. In October, chapters across the United States will partner with various organizations to install the remaining 100,000 of our one million smoke alarm goal. Northern Arizona Red Cross chapter is proud to partner with Housing Solutions to install smoke alarms for the residents of Sharon Manor. We are proud to be Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Northern Arizona partners! If you would like to learn more about American Red Cross or ways you can help, visit www.redcross.org. Note: This column first appeared in the Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce magazine 7000 ft.

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Giving Their All

Anne Johnson and Tom Jacobs Exemplify the Red Cross Volunteer Spirit By Seth Muller

or many people who become highly active volunteers with the American Red Cross, it begins with a calling—some moment when they wake up to the possibility of being a volunteer for people at a time of great need. For Flagstaff resident and tireless volunteer Tom Jacobs, it was Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 storm that rocked the greater New Orleans area and left tens of thousands of people displaced. “I was living in Prescott in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit,” Jacobs recalled during a recent sit-down interview at his home. “I happened to catch a story on CNN where the American Red Cross put out a call for 40,000 new volunteers, trained or untrained. I responded because I had some regrets that I didn’t do this for Sept. 11 … I thought after that, if anything like that happens again, I want to volunteer. I want to respond.” He continued, “I went to Katrina untrained. They flew me to Montgomery, Alabama and gave us a half-day of training. They gave us a

choice, so I chose client services … What it was involved sitting across from clients, what we call the people we serve. They sent me to Jackson, Mississippi. The goal was, with our group, to process 1,000 families a day. After three weeks and 12-hour days, I was sold by that experience. It was awesome meeting these people and the thanks you get, to hear how thankful and appreciative they are.” This experience led to Jacobs leaping into being a constant and active American Red Cross volunteer. By around 2007, he talked his wife Anne Johnson into becoming a volunteer, as well, and the two of them trained to drive and operate an Emergency Response Vehicle, or ERV. They are on call to be deployed to anywhere in the country, and they’ve responded to such disaster situations as Hurricane Ike, Hurricane Gustav and the more recent Hurricane Matthew. “We can use the ERV to deliver hard product,” Jacobs explained. “We deliver brooms, masks and whatever it might take to start the cleanup process. We’ll bring them meals … The

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Anne Johnson (left) and Tom Jacobs (right) are volunteers with the Northern Arizona chapter of the American Red Cross. Photos courtesy of Ann Johnson this and next page.

ERV is a mobile kitchen, it’s an office and it’s a delivery vehicle. It will hold about 2,000 pounds of water over the back axle.” The Flagstaff couple, who have been workhorses for the regional chapter of American Red Cross and the national network beyond, took the effort to learn how to be ERV drivers and operators. And, once learning that, they also had to prepare for entering disaster areas and doing their best to help people to their maximum abilities. “You have to be prepared for conditions,” Johnson said. “It might be hot or muggy. It might involve water everywhere, or fire. And sometimes you have to drive all day or multiple days to get there ... We actually went through Hurricane Ike with a chapter in Orange, Texas.

They have sent us in advance of a storm because it’s much better to have people in position right when it hits.” The work that Johnson and Jacobs take on mostly involves providing food and supplies for people affected by the disasters. Oftentimes they bring cases of water and serve food and meals and the above-mentioned supplies. But they also noted that being a Red Cross volunteer goes beyond that. “We’re social workers in a way,” Jacobs said. “You have to be there for people. A lot of them want to talk. They’re traumatized. They’re traumatized by their loss and sometimes by the separation with their family … They’ll want to show us what happened to their homes and share with us.”

Along with the deployments farther afield, the couple has helped with a variety of disasters in Arizona and the greater Southwest. These assignments mostly involved catastrophic wildfire and its encroachment on homes and impacts on people’s lives. “The Yarnell (Hill Fire) was one where we had to have a quick response,” Jacobs noted of that 2013 fire near Prescott, which led to a mandatory evacuation and cost the lives of 19 wildland firefighters with the Granite Mountain Hotshots. “We were called right away to go down and we opened a shelter at Yavapai

College. Since then we’ve gone down there a few times for annual events, and we got to work the memorial inside the day at Tim’s Toyota Center. The capacity was 6,000 people. There were firefighters from all over the country. Vice President Biden spoke, and so did Senator John McCain.” One of their tasks to assist with the memorial? “We were inside passing out tissues and water,” Jacobs noted. The couple also worked on the Schultz Fire and the Slide Fire, among others. They’ve set up shelters and provided other kinds of assistance beyond what they do with the ERV. They even worked on the tornado in Bellemont in a 2010 outbreak. One of the more intense wildfires they were deployed to was the High Park Fire near Fort Collins, Colo. The 2012 blaze destroyed more than 50 homes and the extent of the 87,000acre fire involved evacuations that lasted as

long as three weeks. “The Fort Collins fire was interesting because we were sent up into canyons and the hotshots were still working the fires,” Johnson said. “We did bulk drops. Someone had donated a ton of Igloo coolers. We had an assembly line going to fill them. We put in bottles of water, masks, eye drops and gloves. About anything you would need to return (to the fire-damaged area). We even had these sieves that Home Depot and Lowe’s made.” Jacobs added about the reason for the sieves, “Whole houses burned down, and

people needed to sift through the ashes to find their valuables.” In some instances, it does not take a major catastrophe for Johnson and Jacobs to be called to action. In recent years, they have been asked to do something known as “canteening,” where they go down to places along the interstate, like Interstate 17, during extensive multi-hour accident closures to deliver food and water to stuck drivers. “Sometimes people get in their car to come up to Flagstaff with (no food or water), so we’re bringing them water or snacks,” Jacobs noted. Regardless of the size of the disaster or nature of the emergency, Johnson and Jacobs take many calls to head out and assist people under the banner of the American Red Cross. They stand as valuable, highly active volunteers of the Northern Arizona chapter—and represent it well.

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Fire, Flood, Trains and More American Red Cross Has Assisted Across Multiple Regional Disasters

By Seth Muller

or every region of the country, certain kinds of disasters can loom on the horizon. Californians might experience in their time a destructive earthquake that disrupts life and takes property. Residents in states like Oklahoma and Kansas must consider the possibility of tornadoes. Gulf Coast and Eastern Seaboard cities each year will need to brace for hurricanes.

Here in northern Arizona, the biggest potential disaster is wildfire. But Sheriff Jim Driscoll, who also serves on the board for the regional chapter of the American Red Cross, notes that wildfire is an extension of the single driver of disaster that can impact people: weather. “The vast majority of our disasters in northern Arizona are weather-related,” Driscoll

Big Disasters

circumstances. During this, the 100-year anniversary of the regional chapter, Driscoll shared his thoughts on how the Red Cross has become a crucial organization. “The Red Cross has been activated in just about all of the disasters we have seen,” he said. “In incidents like the Radio Fire in ’77, Rodeo-Chediski in 2002, the more recent Wallow Fire and the Schultz Fire, they took care of relocating people and providing other services, which takes that pressure off of first responders … Back in the 1980s, we had a train derailment and had to evacuate that entire area near Sunnyside. And Red Cross set up those shelters. To keep Santa Fe (Route 66) closed for three or four days? That was a big

Some of the Regional Events That Required Red Cross Response in the last 25 years

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said in a recent sit-down interview. “The drought creates fire-related issues, but then we also have the snow. In these disasters, people can be displaced and lifeline systems disrupted.” Driscoll added that northern Arizona is not only prone to such disasters (the Boundary Fire at Kendrick Mountain shut down U.S. 180 around the press time of this article), but is also is challenged by remoteness. Some areas have one road going to or from a place or other limits to infrastructure. It’s for these reasons that the work of the American Red Cross of Northern Arizona— and other chapters and volunteers that have assisted over the years—has become vitally important to help people in these challenging

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deal. Most people go to friends and family, but what about those that don’t have a place?” He also added, along with fire, flood and derailment, the issue of winter storms sometimes call for the need for assistance. He recalls, as a kid growing up in Flagstaff, the impacts of the “Storm of the Century,” a 1967 blizzard that dropped 86 inches in town and caused widespread closures. It requires major assistance from the American Red Cross—and the challenges of big snowstorms remains. “March of five or so years ago, I-40 was closed this side of Bellemont … Red Cross had a shelter activated within an hour of that event. That’s really, really good. To have such a responsive organization is so helpful The Red Cross goes out and pre-arranges to have shelters with churches, schools and NAU ahead of any kind of disaster … What they do is very well thought out.” Driscoll explained that the American Red Cross is one vital organization among a handful that step up during major disruptive

events. “I think our remoteness places someone would step up and fill it. And the Red tremendously on disasters, but it also Cross is very good at making that happen. They creates an environment of resiliency and work very hard to make them easy to work with. an environment of Red Cross looks for a collaboration. It causes way to help people and us to work so well with not create criteria that each other. We all play limits who you can help nice up here. Red Cross, and what you can do.” NAU, City of Flagstaff, Along with Coconino County, Forest responding disasters, Service, United Way Driscoll also noted the and Gore (are involved work of the American in discussions and Red Cross when it comes planning). Knowing we’re to preparedness. They limited in what we have, teach about the five Ps of we’re much more apt items to consider taking to share and coordinate during an evacuation: activities.” People, Papers (like He added, “I look social security cards, Blizzard of 1967. at the Schultz Fire. We insurance policies and had a large number of volunteers from the Red marriage certificates), Photos (or priceless/ Cross on that. We also had a large group with can’t-be-replaced items), Prescriptions and United Way. They would see a service gap and Pets. “They ask the question: if you had

to evacuate your home and you had eight minutes, what would you take?” Driscoll added, “Disasters can become very emotionally devastating. What if you can’t get ahold of your kids? What if you don’t know where Aunt Mary is? Or if she’s okay? The Red Cross provides that registry. The Red Cross can find her and say she’s okay … They bring in counselors. They bring in mental health people. There is trauma when people lose their homes and sometimes lose their family members, and they assist with that.” While there remains hope that a major disaster will not strike, history has shown it does happen in northern Arizona. And the American Red Cross will be there to assist with everyone who is affected. Volunteer today: Go to volunteerconnection.redcross.org or call Saylor at (928) 856-2417 for more information. Donate: Go to redcross.org. Call Frank at (928) 779-5494 for more information.

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Fundamental Principles of the American Red Cross

NAU congratulates the American Red Cross of Northern Arizona for a century of service. We are proud of our partnership in service to Flagstaff, Coconino County, and Northern Arizona.

he Red Cross, born of a desire to bring assistance without discrimination to the wounded on the battlefield, endeavors—in its international and national capacity—to prevent and alleviate human suffering wherever it may be found. Its purpose is to protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human being. It promotes mutual understanding, friendship, cooperation and lasting peace amongst all peoples. It makes no discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions. It endeavors to relieve the suffering of individuals, being guided solely by their needs, and to give priority to the most urgent cases of distress. In order to continue to enjoy the confidence of all, the Red Cross may not take sides in hostilities or engage at any time in controversies of a political, racial, religious or ideological nature. The Red Cross is independent. The national societies, while auxiliaries in the humanitarian services of their governments and subject to the laws of their respective countries, must always maintain their autonomy so that they may be able at all times to act in accordance with Red Cross principles. The Red Cross is a voluntary relief movement not prompted in any manner by desire for gain. There can be only one Red Cross society in any one country. It must be open to all. It must carry on its humanitarian work throughout its territory. The Red Cross is a worldwide institution in which all societies have equal status and share equal responsibilities and duties in helping each other.

Northern Arizona Board of the American Red Cross Carole Mandino Director, Civic Service Institute Chair, Northern Arizona Board

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Gene Munger

Psychologist, Retired NAU Faculty

Author/Community Leader

Jim Driscoll Coconino County Sheriff

Alice Gagnaire R.N., Trustee, Northern Arizona Healthcare/Flagstaff Medical Center

Thank you for your support and assistance when help is needed most.

Jeff Ross

Karin Von Kay

Tom Destefano Mark Venuti Retired Guardian Medical & Air Transport

Vic Hencken National Jobs Director as Red Cross volunteer, Retired Business Owner

Jack Murphy Head Men’s Basketball Coach, NAU

Retired NAU Gift Planner

Patsy Crofford Human Resources Consultant To get involved with the Northern Arizona American Red Cross, please call (928) 779-5494. Follow the chapter at www.facebook.com/RedCrossNAZ.

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A Storied History

Highlights from the Formation and Growth of the Regional American Red Cross

t’s been a century of the Grand Canyon Chapter of the American Red Cross—now the American Red Cross of Northern Arizona. The following history of the chapter’s early years is excerpted and summarized from documents of the chapter. The American Red Cross thanks those chapter historians who documented the important work of volunteers and this organization.

Setting the Stage War had broken out in Europe in August of 1914. By January 1915, Arizonans we beginning to feel interested in helping—the Red Cross became one channel for people to work through. Under a plan of organization of the American National Red Cross, each state had a State Board comprised of the Governor of the State and three or more prominent citizens selected by the Central Committee in Washington, D.C. Arizona had such a Board with Governor George W. P. Hunt acting as ex-officio of the State Board. Phoenix had two members: H.J. McClung, president of Phoenix National Bank and later director of the Valley Bank, and Dwight B. Heard, Arizona’s State Treasurer. In January 1915, Mr. Charles J. O’Connor, director of the Pacific Division of the Red Cross, came to Phoenix for the purpose of organizing a chapter here. It was decided to start a chapter, and within a few days, 29 members were secured. Dr. Allan H. Williams was made temporary secretary. Although named the Phoenix Chapter, no important work was

immediately undertaken and the effort was allowed to lapse.

Preparing for War By June of 1916, America was talking about the war in Europe in earnest. Then on June 27, 1916 a meeting of the original 29 was held and a petition signed and sent to Washington, D.C., asking that a Charter be granted. On July 8, 1916, a Chairman, Dr. John Dennett, Jr., and other officers were elected preparatory to a permanent organization. On July 25, 1916, the organization was officially chartered as the Maricopa County Chapter of the American National Red Cross. Officers were elected, membership was quickly increased to 235, and a First Aid class was formed. The first Annual Meeting of the new Chapter was held on October 26, 1916, at which time Mr. John D. Loper was named the first permanent chairman. The treasurer’s report showed a balance on hand of $464.31. The Zimmerman Note further prompted concern in Arizona, and by February 1917, plans were received for organizing other chapters to meet any emergency should war be declared. In the First War Fund Drive of June 1917, $35,000 was raised.

Service During The Great War When the United States officially entered The Great War on April 6, 1917, the chapter had no branches or auxiliaries and only 584 members in Phoenix. But by the time of the first

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In this 1918 photo, women working for the American Red Cross prepare packages to be sent overseas. Courtesy photo.

Christmas Membership Drive in December 1917, the chapter had established 12 branches and secured 5,000 additional members. In January 1918, the name of the chapter was changed to Central Arizona Chapter. In the Second War Fund Drive of May 1918, the chapter and its branches and auxiliaries raised $129,000 for war relief effort. By the Christmas Drive of 1918, the chapter had 13 branches, nine auxiliaries and a membership of 14,293. When the chapter first began its war production work, rooms were taken in the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Building. By July 1918, the work had increased to such an extent that the Chapter took over an unoccupied school building. This building was renovated and made the center of all war work activity in Phoenix. Accommodating over a half dozen other organizations, the building was given the name “War Work Building.” A history compiled in June 1919, stated that, “The area covered by the Chapter is as large as many states. The western outpost is the Branch at Parker, approximately 165 miles from Phoenix. The territory covered extends to Winkelman on the east 140 miles from Phoenix. The southern point covered by the Chapter is at Gila Bend, 75 miles from Phoenix, while the

northern point is at Wickenburg, 50 miles from Phoenix. In all about 20,000 square miles are included in the Chapter’s Territory.” In addition to the Central Arizona Chapter, Arizona had chapters in both northern and southern Arizona. Arizona’s population was nearing 335,000.

Red Cross Peace Time Activities In August of 1919, a bulletin was received from the Pacific Division Headquarters in San Francisco, setting forth Red Cross activities to be carried out during peace time, in which the Home Service Section was particularly stressed. First Aid classes increased and Life Saving was also taught. Postwar years saw the establishment of programs such as home service work for ex-soldiers, a Transient service program with volunteer case workers, and a local Junior Red Cross. The Chapter office was located at the Social Service Center in Phoenix. In November 1925, the Pacific Division recommended the chapter have trained leadership who would also be the paid executive secretary to handle routine and other affairs. Records indicate that the first paid executive secretary, Miss Ethel Donn, was hired

begun again. By 1940, local companies began enrolling their employees in First Aid classes. A report of activities and services in 1940 included: Blood Transfusion service; Disaster Preparedness is in readiness; Finance Committee headed by a budget system; 1053 persons trained in First Aid; 9 Highway First Aid Stations; 259 women taught home hygiene; 18,364 enrolled in Junior Red Cross; 2100 certificates issued in Life Saving; Volunteer Service shipped 11,489 garments and 34,370 surgical dressings; Braille work begun; and a Motor Corps organized.

On March 4, 1941, the Board of Directors signed Articles of Incorporation and adopted a resolution to purchase a building for the chapter. The property located at 1408 North Third Street was purchased for $4,000, with 10 percent down, through a loan from the Home Owners Loan Corporation. On April 16, 1941, a gala Open House was held for the public and a formal dedication made for the “new” chapter house. Mr. A. L. Schafter, manager of the San Francisco Headquarters gave the main address and praised the chapter for taking such a step to own its own building.

Vintage American Red Cross pins. Courtesy photo.

in April 1927. In June 1928, a Disaster Relief Committee was appointed with Earl Drake as its Chairman. However, the chapter was not immune to the Great Depression that began in late 1929. No meetings were held between January 30, 1930 and October 9, 1930. Then another year lapsed until a meeting was held on October 19, 1931. Miss Luna Bowdin became executive secretary in August 1932 and that fall case work was begun again, focusing on clothing and flour distribution to destitute families affected by the Depression. The first clothing distribution center was opened at 402 North Central Avenue in Phoenix. The work continued the winter of 1933. The chapter office and production room was re-located to the ground floor of a building at 134 South Central Avenue in Phoenix. On April 15, 1933, the By-laws of the Central Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross were adopted. Activities were listed as: Home Service work for ex-service men; distribution of Red Cross flour and clothing; First Aid and Life Saving; and Junior Red Cross. Although mentioned in meeting minutes as early as December 1933, the Central Arizona

Chapter was re-named the Maricopa County Chapter in December 1936. In 1935, the chapter secured rooms in the then Chamber of Commerce Building on East Van Buren in Phoenix. Many new branches were established and other reorganized. The chapter’s first water safety campaign was held in the summer of 1936 for a ten-day period under the leadership of Dr. Jess Hamer. In December of 1937 Dr. Hamer reported that blood transfusion services would be started the first of February 1938. The chapter was second of 3,700 chapters at the time to give this service to its community. In February 1938, the executive secretary was authorized to select and employ office personnel. April 1938, the chapter office was moved to 613 North Central Avenue, but moved again in September of the same year to North Central Avenue.

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