Mel and Lindalee Koeller, married 47 years with five adult children and recent American Red Cross Legacy Society members, say there is one reason they are able to give now: throughout their lives, they saved and invested for the long term. “Time is your friend,” Mel says about his financial philosophy.

Jeffry M. Bauer is a practicing attorney, arbitrator, and mediator. He is also a volunteer for, and benefactor of, the American Red Cross. Jeff became a member of the Legacy Society last year, through a deferred charitable gift annuity. He has also included a provision for the Red Cross in his will.

Brad Houle, a prominent member of the Red Cross Cascades regional board, joined other forward-thinking donors as a member of the Legacy Society

When Katharine Kim adopts a mission, she devotes herself to it wholeheartedly. For nearly 20 years, Kim has donated time, talents, financial support - even blood - to the American Red Cross.

Tripp Robinson’s passion for emergency preparedness comes naturally as a volunteer firefighter. “I see the devastation home fires cause families first hand,” he says. So it is no wonder he is so involved with the American Red Cross mission.

Bob Courtemanche and Eileen Keaveny, who retired as a physics teacher and a psychotherapist, respectively, have a special place in their hearts for the meaning of home.