APRIL 2017 30 | FRONTDOORSMEDIA .COM Opening a Red Cross office in Baghdad is not an enterprise many are able to undertake. But for Kimberly Chromicz, it’s a means of doing what she likes to do – which is to help make life easier for American service members, civilians, and contractors in Iraq. Chromicz, a Red Cross specialist from Phoenix, is in the Iraqi capital as part of a two-person team responsible for opening a new office. Their primary mission, she told Frontdoors, is to provide emergency communication messages for service members, civilians, and contractors there who are having a family emergency back home. Her mission doesn’t end there. “We’ll also have a canteen service set up with a lounge, books, movies, coffee, snacks, toiletries, and more to provide the service members, civilians, and contractors there a place to relax and enjoy a little bit of home,” Chromicz said. READ MORE ONLINE {news, updates and events} HEAR HERE The best stories we saw this month about those who give generously and work for a better future. RED CROSS SPECIALIST FROM PHOENIX HELPS ORGANIZATION OPEN NEW OFFICE IN BAGHDAD In other locations with the Red Cross, Chromicz has organized fun runs and other activities that help boost morale and resiliency. “We’ll be reaching out to forward deployed locations and seeing how we can support them with whatever they may need,” she said. “While we cannot travel throughout the country, we can ship food, toiletries, and comfort items.”

APRIL 2017 FRONTDOORSMEDIA .COM | 31 {news, updates and events} HEAR HERE The best stories we saw this month about those who give generously and work for a better future. Jerry Colangelo made a decision to have prostate cancer surgery on New Year’s Eve in 2004 so he could start 2005 with a clean slate. Now it’s 13 years later and one of the many things he does with his time – a cause dear to his heart – is serve as honorary chairman of a golf tournament to help make men aware that they need to get their prostates checked. The 16th Annual Jerry Colangelo Sports Legends Golf Classic tees off at the Arizona Biltmore on Sunday, April 9, with a celebrity and player dinner party, auction and comedy show. NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Andre Reed will be among the many former football players at the party. That night of fun is followed by a golf tournament on Monday, April 10 — a five- man scramble, each team captained by a Hall of Famer or sports celebrity. COLANGELO ON A MISSION READ MORE ONLINE