Today, I attended the Michigan Nonprofit Association conference. At lunch, I happened to sit with someone from the Washtenaw Red Cross.
We got to talking a little bit about the history of ARROW and the Red Cross, and I gave her the short story about our little disagreement five or six years ago. It was all news to her. She also told me that the person who was Director of Emergency Services at that time is no longer with them.
That, couple with a recent mention of a reconciliation between ARROW and the Red Cross has emboldened me. After Field Day, I’m going to call and talk to them about how ARROW and the Red Cross can begin to work together again.
I’m not getting my hopes up that they’ll offer us space for a club station just yet, though. The first steps may be us teaching a class for them or perhaps participating in some kind of emergency exercise. Still, I’m going to be positive about this development.
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