Volunteer Opportunities

Disaster Services:

- On-Call Team: a group of dedicated disaster workers who make sure our Red Cross is ready to respond to emergencies when the office is closed. On-call workers take weekly shifts transmitting emergency messages to military personnel as well as assisting families who are affected by fires and other small disasters. Successful completion of a training class is required.

- Disaster Action Team - Get trained to respond to larger disasters in our community. Volunteers are needed to assist in emergency shelters, hand out clean-up kits and assess disaster damage.

Blood Services

With a short orientation...

- Greeters: greet and direct donors

- Canteen-serve refreshments

- Escort-bring donors to canteen

With some free training...

- One-Stop Shop-register donors on computer; check iron count by pricking donor finger; ask health history questions, take blood pressure.

- Blood Bag Worker- label bags for donations.

Health and Safety Services

- Volunteer instructors are needed to teach CPR and First Aid. Requires training.

Other Opportunities

- Attending Health Fairs

- Fundraising Events

- General Office and Computer Work

- Light Bookkeeping

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