“When you’re protecting and defending the Constitution as a military member, you don’t get to see the people and interact with the people you’re protecting every day, but in this role, it’s more direct feedback. You get to see the smile on someone’s face when you help them.”
Corey France serves an integral volunteer role as a response vehicle coordinator and driver, but his community service did not start here.
After Corey’s junior year of college, he joined the Air Force and flew the first generation of GPS operational satellites as an Air Force Officer. He went on to a national security career in Washington, DC and supported in various national intelligence missions. Throughout his career, Corey served others and he wanted to keep on with that type of work post-retirement.
“I wanted to continue to give back and this is a more direct way of giving back by being with the American Red Cross.” says Corey. As a response vehicle driver, Corey has more personal, firsthand interactions with the people and communities he’s assisting.
“The Red Cross offered me the opportunity of being the best part of someone’s worst day.”
Response vehicles are deployed during national and local disasters for the purposes of mobile feeding, relief supply distribution, and casework; and they are also utilized in community preparedness and outreach events.
Our fleet of response vehicles not only help us provide relief during disasters, but they symbolize our presence and hope in the face of emergencies.
If you would like to join the team, please visit http://www.redcross.org/volunteer to learn more.
Written by Lauren Hodgkins
The American Red Cross of North Florida 