# @americanredcross on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvs4Yw-OD_W
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/72591788-americanredcross-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-08-08T23:00:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Red Cross (@americanredcross) — https://gondola.cc/americanredcross

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What inspired you to volunteer? For longtime RedCrossCentralCA volunteer Erick McCurdy, it was after he witnessed his son choking on a hotdog. He wanted to be trained in lifesaving skills and became a CPR instructor. Not long after, the opportunity led him to take disaster training classes in mass care sheltering and become a disaster volunteer.

Since then, Erick has supported his community after disasters, responding to crises like the Thomas Fire in 2017 and deadly mudslides in Montecito the following year.

After a hiatus in deploying out of state, Erick packed his bag and boarded a humanitarian flight across the Pacific to help people recover after Typhoon Mawar made landfall on Guam.

It was his family connection to the island that motivated him to deploy — his daughter-in-law was born and raised there after her parents immigrated to the island from Korea.

Erick supported a warehouse while on the island, receiving truckloads of supplies like tarps, flashlights and cleaning supplies, and assembling relief kits for residents affected.

Without volunteers like Erick, our mission would not be possible. We’re grateful he answered the call to help and hope his story inspires you to do the same in your community. 🥰

#RedCross #DisasterRelief #DisasterResponse #Mawar #Guam #ThankYouVolunteers

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disasterresponse, guam, redcross, disasterrelief, thankyouvolunteers, mawar

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