Myanmar Cyclone Response
Today the head of International Services sent out a message to national volunteers and staff about the incredible outpouring of support for the victims of the May 2nd cyclone in Myanmar. It was a warm, genuine letter to thank everyone for work on behalf of the international Red Cross movement, an important task that can [...]
Birthday Girl Asks for Gifts for Fire Victims Rather than for Herself
Alisha Hay, a sixth grader at Hood River Middle School, decided this year on her 12th birthday to help her community. Earlier this year a fire destroyed a home in Hay’s neighborhood and she saw how the children that lived there were devastated because all of their things were gone. She asked her friends to [...]
Youth Corps Holds a Knock Out Measles Fundraiser
American Red Cross of Central Florida (Orlando) Red Cross Teen Corps youth volunteers held a Knock Out Measles fundraiser—a car wash at Checkers Drive-in Restaurant. In addition to the car wash, youth sold measles pins for $2 each during March is Red Cross Month.
Youth-to-Youth Training Becomes an Annual Event
On President’s Day the Youth Council of the Wyoming Valley Chapter (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) trained 10 Youth Council members in First Aid and CPR/AED. Not only was the entire class comprised of youth, it was taught by two of the chapter’s trained youth health and safety volunteer instructors. The Day of Training will now be on [...]
Raised to Do Right
Elizabeth Quintana, a 19 year old volunteer from Arlington, Virginia, was profiled recently as a part of National Volunteer Week. Between lobbying for the Red Cross, translating materials into Spanish, and working on the National Youth Institute, she sets a great example for the rest of us! Read the full text of her story here.
Design Contest Winners Will Be Notified May 9th
Thank you to everyone who submitted a design for the National Youth Council’s t-shirt design contest! We originally planned to notify the contest winner today; however, due to the overwhelming number of designs and their impressive quality, we need one more week to decide. We expect to notify the winner on Friday, May 9th instead. [...]
National Youth Institute Registration Deadline: May 8th
If you can make it out to Saint Louis in late May, have $75 lying around somewhere, want to have a great time, and always thought that immersing yourself in interesting curricula for either new Red Crossers or seasoned volunteers was the best way to spend a weekend, well guess what? You can do all [...]
University of Central Florida Red Cross Club Fights the Bite
The American Red Cross of Central Florida (Orlando) reports that the American Red Cross Club at the University of Central Florida will be holding a Fight the Bite fundraiser to help eradicate measles and malaria. The club’s youth volunteers have pledged to raise $1,000 to help prevent the death of children around the globe caused [...]
