Jack Kavanagh, 86, of Brookline, Mass., has been a Red Cross volunteer for 15 years, working 47 deployments to help at natural disaster sites from hurricanes to floods to tornadoes. Kavanagh, a member of the silent generation that was born between 1928 to 1945, said he brings years of experience to the nonprofit organization, while different generations bring fresh ideas or new energy. He works with volunteers and staffers as young as 18, meaning five generations are in the mix of the Red Cross’ 300,000 U.S. volunteers….
