A Mom Inspires a Future Responder
By David Ullman - American Red Cross writer “I started learning about the Red Cross through my mom. When she presented in front of my summer rec group, I thought, ‘Wow, there's a lot more to the Red Cross’.” When she was nine years old, Rin Lapointe was introduced to the American Red Cross. Rin’s mom, Jaci Rowan, had recently become a Red Cross volunteer and Disaster Action Team Responder in northern Maine. At that young age Rin was able to accompany her mother to Red Cross meetings and social gatherings. It was from there that she learned about the many services and opportunities afforded by the Red Cross. “I would go to the fun meetings, like the ice cream socials and the Fourth of July meetings,” recalled Rin. “And like that, I started getting to know the people in our chapter.” Jaci supported Rin’s desire to become a Red Cross volunteer and join the local Disaster Action Team. “Probably about the time she was 14 or 15, she started asking, ‘How old do I have to be?’ ‘How...
