Volunteer Services

Join us for the next

"Red Cross and YOU"

Breakfast Tour!

Every 2nd Thursday starting at 8:01 AM.

• Learn about the Red Cross

• Have a little breakfast

• Head off to work

Call Jerry King at

885-9121 to save your place on the next tour.

  The Red Cross is a volunteer-led organization - from the national chairman and the Board of Governors to the chapter chair and the local Board of Directors, it is volunteers that set the policy and direction for every level of the organization.  It is the role of the few paid staff members and a large cadre of service delivery volunteers that put the policies into practice delivering Red Cross services to those who need our help.

  The slogan is true.  Being a Red Cross Volunteer is "The Hardest Job You Will Never Get Paid To Do."  Here's a list of some of the key positions filled by volunteers:

• Disaster Services

  Disaster Action Team (DAT) member, responding to local, single-family disasters

  Disaster Response Team member, trained and standing-by in case a large disaster happens.  You can make yourself available for assignments to disaster relief operations locally, in the triad, in the state, or anywhere across the nation.  You decide your range and your availability.

  Disaster Services Training Instructors, teaching the courses new volunteers need to take to help provide Red Cross disaster assistance.

• Health & Safety Services

  Instructors, teaching a variety of possible courses to help the public learn to save a life - teach CPR, First Aid, Swimming, Lifeguarding, Babysitting, Pet First Aid, and many more.

• Blood Services

  Volunteers serve on committees that guide and support area blood drives, participate in the blood drive as canteen volunteers, recruit donors and drive sponsors, to make a blood drive more successful.

• Youth Services

  Young adults, belonging to Red Cross clubs in area high schools and colleges, select-manage-implement their own annual projects.  They also participate in other service delivery opportunities.  Some move up to participate in state and national youth committees and councils, gaining valuable experiences.

• Special Events and Fundraising

  Volunteers help with special events like our annual Tour de Furniture bicycle ride - from committee work planning the event, to support positions on the day of the event.  Volunteers also help with specific fund raising activities and community awareness tours.

• Board of Directors and Administration

  Volunteers serve on the governing body of the Board of Directors and its various supervisory committees.  Volunteers also serve on a regular basis helping in the administration of the chapter offices and facilities.

  Would you like to join the Red Cross as a volunteer?  Give us a call.  Make an appointment for an orientation - You'll learn a little bit about everything that we do and where you would like to fit in.  Contact Sarah Franklin, our Volunteer Services Coordinator for more information at 885-9121.

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