# @americanredcross on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKGf7ZJCdI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/72589508-americanredcross-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-10-15T20:15:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Red Cross (@americanredcross) — https://gondola.cc/americanredcross

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Leticia Leon is using her bilingual skills to bring lifesaving resources to Hispanic and Latino communities. 

Six years ago, Red Cross volunteers came to Leticia's apartment complex to talk to neighbors about how to prepare for emergencies. As a first generation Mexican-American who speaks Spanish and English, she could immediately see herself fitting into the mission and making meaningful connections within her community.

"My Mexican heritage is embedded in me — it’s in my DNA,” Leticia said. “I take it wherever I go."

Now, Leticia is taking her heritage with her as a preparedness outreach and presentations coordinator with the RedCrossCCR. She is paying forward the vital information she learned from the Red Cross six years ago at local community events.

“I feel so enriched inside of my soul and I’m so fortunate to be making a positive impact in my community," she said.

Leticia's goal this year has been to foster partnerships with local organizations. Within just six months, she helped forge a relationship between the Red Cross and the Consulate of Mexico in Oxnard, California. 

“We’re a unique culture that has so much to offer, Leticia said. "By more individuals being proactive and self confident, we are able to achieve so much in the community."

Our mission shines brighter and makes a greater impact, thanks for committed volunteers like Leticia. ✨

#HispanicHeritageMonth #HispanicHeritage #LatinoEngagement #Volunteering #LatinoCommunity #Preparedness #DisasterPreparedness #EmergencyPreparedness

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volunteering, preparedness, disasterpreparedness, hispanicheritage, latinocommunity, hispanicheritagemonth, latinoengagement, emergencypreparedness

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