Maureen Gargiulo
"I am very proud and honored to receive this award, and both Rosemary Mote and Beth Bormann were mentors and good friends of mine for many years," Maureen said.
Gargiulo began serving with the Red Cross in 2005 when she volunteered in the Dallas shelter in the city's convention center after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. Since then, she has worked as a DAT responder in what is now the Sherman territory, deployed in ERVs providing feeding and bulk distribution to communities impacted by catastrophic disasters.
She currently serves as a regional volunteer for mass care operations, overseeing feeding, sheltering and distribution of emergency supplies. One of her most memorable volunteering experiences was the first time she had the opportunity to work as part of the mass care team in the Dallas command center for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in 2008.
Janelle Paigo, who nominated Gargiulo for the Rosemary Mote and Beth Bormann Lifetime Achievement Award, uses Helen Keller's famous words to describe Gargiulo's service: "Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much."
"I hope this nomination inspires other volunteers to continue to grow in their leadership with the Red Cross," Paigo said. "This is a great reminder to look back at where things started with Red Cross and how far things have progressed—the number of DAT calls supported, DRO deployments, miles and numbers of damage assessments completed."
"Just try to do it, and don't worry if you make a mistake or if it's wrong," Gargiulo offers as advice. "You will learn from it.
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