Best Buy competition ends successfully!
In the end the American Red Cross, Youth Services secured 29% of all votes and in turn will be receiving about $72,000!
Uh oh! The boss is here
The Heroes Campaign
Local chapters have geared up for the annual Heroes Campaign. Ever heard of it? Everyone from Board members to youth volunteers and staff have signed up to be “Heroes,” setting a fundraising goal of $1000 or greater. The Martin County Red Cross Chapter put together a committee to plan this large-scale fundraiser. These Heroes may [...]
North Dakota and Minnesota Red River Flooding
Many of you are likely aware of the flooding in North Dakota and Minnesota. The Red Cross has already been working on the scene for a week, but with the arrival of the flooding, the focus now is on being ready for sheltering efforts needed for people forced from their homes. Extra volunteers, shelter supplies, [...]
School spirit used for Boston fundraiser
Last winter, in our efforts to contribute to the National Disaster Relief Fund, we launched a school-wide campaign to raise money for the Red Cross. The club initiated a contest in which the homeroom with the greatest contribution would win a “Spirit Bag,” filled with candy, pompoms, and party beads. We began the contest in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Our World GAVE!
WE WON!!! I want to thank everyone who voted on Facebook for the American Red Cross in the “Our World Gives” contest. Thank you for participating in the Our World Gives Facebook contest. Congratulations to The American Red Cross, who generated 18,582 votes and will be awarded a $50,000 grant from the Western Union Foundation. [...]
Don’t Donate
Help the Red Cross to be able to help others.
I thought people might be interested in a letter I wrote to the editor of my college newspaper at UCLA. If you can use it, please adapt it. I will definitely post the link if they publish it! “Help the Red Cross to be able to help others.” To put it bluntly the American Red [...]
