by Checkerboard | May 3, 2011 | News, Organizational News
Dr. Rebecca Hage Thomley received the 2011 “Disaster Relief Hero Award” from the American Red Cross Twin Cities Area Chapter. The award was presented to her as “an individual who exhibited heroic efforts in response to a disaster” for her...
by Checkerboard | May 3, 2011 | News, Organizational News
On May 22, 2011 a tornado struck a residential area in North Minneapolis. The Headwaters volunteers were immediately on hand to help pass out emergency supplies in the distribution center. We helped staff the shelter through the Red Cross. We also assisted with...
by Checkerboard | Apr 25, 2011 | News, Organizational News
An article in The Line Media, by Jeremy Stratton included Headwaters Relief Organization and its ongoing work in Haiti. Headwaters Relief Organization and its ongoing work, most recently in Haiti, was featured in an article in The Line Media, by Jeremy Stratton,...
by Checkerboard | Apr 25, 2011 | News, Organizational News
Rebecca Hage Thomley, our organization’s Chief Executive Officer, was recognized by Finance & Commerce newspaper as a 2011 “Minnesotan on the Move,” at an event sponsored by MidCountry Bank and Finance & Commerce newspaper, on April 7, 2011....
by Checkerboard | Apr 25, 2011 | News, Organizational News
Headwaters Relief Organization sent a group of eight volunteers to the Fargo / Moorhead area on April 7th, in response to the threat of Red River flooding in the region. While there, the volunteers worked on the sandbagging efforts. Patty Smith, Program Director with...