Category Archives: Meredith

Laura J is on to a great idea so here are some of my AmeriCorps term highlights: Getting deployed to Alabama as a client caseworker.  I thought client casework would mean that I was relegated to a desk inside a … Continue reading →

Happy Earth Day! As NPRC AmeriCorps we have eight hours of outside volunteering a month (outside, meaning volunteering for an organization other than the Red Cross, not necessarily out-of-doors).  But this month, Laura J, Kris, and I DID volunteer outside; … Continue reading →

As a Disaster Preparedness Coordinator and Presenter, I talk to people about how to best prepare for disasters.  I talk about fires, floods, and earthquakes.  I don’t talk about tsunamis.  Most of us associate the massive waves with Asian countries … Continue reading →

“Rain, rain, go away,” became the December mantra in the Central Coast.  But it did not go away and instead it came back again day after day…Driving through Oceano on Saturday, December 18, on my way home, I cautiously drove … Continue reading →

Holiday cheer has arrived at the Red Cross, quite literally.  Just as we were decking our halls with lights and green garlands, our office in San Luis Obispo, received two huge boxes filled to the brim with holiday cards wishing … Continue reading →