Happy Holidays
May your holiday season be filled with joy and peace. In the spirit of giving, the young professionals group of the Arlington chapter would like to take a moment to offer recognition and gratitude for all the work Red Cross staff and volunteers do. Please enjoy this online cookbook of favorite holiday recipes. Liz Quintana, Virginia
Registration for the 2009 National Youth Institute Now Live!
Happy Holidays! The National Youth Council and Youth & Young Adult Programs & Services is excited to announce that registration for the 2009 National Youth Institute (NYI) is now LIVE! What is the National Youth Institute? It is a two-and-a-half day conference, from April 3-5, 2009 in Orlando, FL, that provides Red Cross youth and [...]
Red Cross builds new home for the homeless
The Red Cross website recently posted a great story about our work four years after the tsunami hit Southeast Asia and East Africa. It is worth passing on. E-mail me if you have any questions! Mat Morgan, Washington, D.C. Four years after the devastating Indian Ocean Tsunami displaced millions of people, the American Red Cross [...]
Youth fundraisers in action
Youth contribute to Holiday Mail for Heroes
Have you ever received a holiday card from someone that was special? Maybe you kept it or passed it around the table at dinner that night; however, inside of you, that card no doubt made you feel better about yourself and let you know that someone out there cares about you. Over recent weeks, American [...]
Annual Measles Deaths Drop by 74%
We had a very exciting conference call at national headquarters recently in which we shared this Measles Initiative news with members of the media. Youth and young adults are key fundraisers for the Initiative and you should feel proud to share in this success! Keep up the outstanding work! Mat Morgan, Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, Thursday, [...]
Campus Connections
Earlier this month, a group of students from the South Dakota State University “Introduction to Nonprofits” class held a pancake feed on our behalf. I have been pushing for a campus event since I went on the Service Area Resource Council as youth liaison in 2006 and I was so excited that we finally made [...]
