Before you send in that college acceptance letter…
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International youth opportunity: The Humanitarian Village
Take advantage of a unique international Red Cross youth opportunity and attend the 2009 Humanitarian Village in Italy!
Global Youth Service Day
Global Youth Service Day is quickly approaching, and we want you to join in the effort! To get you started, we have a few Red Cross mission-related project ideas for you, but feel free to come up with your own, provided that they support the mission of the American Red Cross. Global Youth Service Day [...]
Angela Bingham, Red Cross Youth Volunteer Extraordinaire
For the past nine years, I have served as an American Red Cross volunteer. I began work with the organization during my freshman year of high school at the Rutherford County chapter in North Carolina. As a student at the University of South Carolina, I was excited to be a charter member of the Red [...]
Tell the world how a Red Cross experience changed a life, in 75 words or less.
The most exciting and powerful contest I’ve ever seen. In 75 words or less, describe how a Red Cross experience made a difference for you or someone you know. At the heart of the Red Cross are millions of individuals who give time, blood, money and compassion to help their neighbors in need. When [...]
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
Making a “splash” in college
At the beginning of the year, Boston University hosted “Splash”: an activities fair at which student clubs have sign-up booths. I knew I wanted to continue volunteering with the Red Cross and that BU had a school club, so my only obstacle was trying to find that one booth among hundreds of others. When I [...]
Emergency Response Unit
The weekend is finally here! If you are looking for an opportunity to relax and have some fun, but feel guilty that you’re not doing anything productive, why not play Emergency Response Unit? The Netherlands Red Cross developed an innovative program to teach people how international disaster response works. If you decide to purchase the [...]
Apply now for national youth awards
Each year, we administer two award programs in memory of a former youth volunteer and leader. Applications are now available online and are due by January 16, 2009. Navin Narayan was an incredibly dedicated, compassionate and innovative volunteer and leader. Navin was a sought-after national and international speaker on human rights, and a tireless advocate [...]
Random Thoughts in Lecture Hall 029
So, I’m sitting in Lecture Hall 029, in one of my classes called “Constructing Reality: Photography as Fact or Fiction.” It’s part of the school’s “core” curriculum, in which every undergraduate student has to take seven “core” classes which are supposed to ensure that every student graduates with a general background in the liberal arts. [...]
