At their annual Heroes Breakfast, the Northwest Washington Chapter of the American Red Cross presented Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) with its Corporate Citizen Award. Red Cross created this award to recognize WTA’s culture of safety, training, and “doing what’s right.”
As part of the award ceremony, the Red Cross shared this short video. It includes footage from past years in which several WTA employees were caught on camera, performing lifesaving actions. Each of the featured employees are past recipients of Red Cross Hero Awards.
As the video states, “Whatcom Transportation Authority workers are the eyes and ears of their community.” “It’s no accident that when faced with a life and death situation, WTA workers are trained and prepared.”
WTA’s Training Department was specifically honored for its commitment to providing ongoing training and for fostering a workplace where people are “equipped an encouraged to be the heroes that they are.”
WTA’s mission is to enhance our community by delivering safe, reliable, efficient, and friendly service; offering environmentally sound transportation choices; providing leadership in creating innovative transportation solutions; and partnering with our community to improve transportation systems.
