Red Cross Month Events
March is American Red Cross
Month
This March, the Santa Monica
Chapter invites you come by the chapter to get involved in
helping our community be better prepared by taking a Preparedness/First Aid/CPR
class, Vounteering or Donating Blood.
In recognition of "Red Cross Month" the chapter encourages
residents to take advantage of one or more of the special activities listed
below....
Friday, March 5: Disaster Education for Seniors
at 10 am. Location: Fireside Room, First United Methodist Church, 1008 11th
Street, Santa Monica.
Saturday, March 6: Community Disaster Education
Training from 9am-1pm. Volunteers will be arriving at the chapter by
9am where they will fill out paperwork and watch the volunteer orientation
video. They will then be trained in delivery CDEs and will compile information
packets. Then, they will be dropped off at various Santa Monica locations, with
a supervisor, where they will deliver one-on-one CDEs to passers-by. We will all
be gathering back at the chapter around 1pm for a debriefing.
Sunday, March 7: Unity Festival from 1pm -
5:30pm at Virginia Avenue Park. We will have a first aid station and information
booth set up at the Unity Festival.
Tuesday, March 16 and Wednesady March 17: Disaster
Education for Seniors from 11:00am - 12:00pm at the Ken Edwards Center
during their Healthy Lunch program.The American Red Cross of Santa Monica and
WISE & Healthy Aging are partnering to teach disaster preparation to
seniors. On the final day of “Red Cross Month,” March 31, the organizations will
be hosting a disaster education seminar at the Ken Edwards Center in Santa
Monica from 9:00am to 12:00pm.
“Due to the recent events in Haiti, people
are receptive to learning how to protect themselves in the case of a disaster,”
said Elizabeth Adams, an AmeriCorps member coordinating the event for both the
Red Cross and WISE & Healthy Aging. “With a major earthquake poised to
strike Southern California in the years to come, the elderly are particularly at
risk.”
The event targets older adults, their caretakers and their
families. Organizers encourage anyone involved in an older adult’s life to be
part of their emergency planning process to ensure that they know what needs to
be done and where their loved ones will be when disaster strikes.Topics will include: how to prepare yourself and your home for a
disaster; what to do in the case of an earthquake; and how to keep your pets
safe in disaster, presented by guest speaker Karen Halligan, DVM.
Friday, March 19: Creating an Evacuation Plan
Presentation from 10:15am - 11:00am at Virginia Ave Park for the 2010
Preschool Conference: Strengthening Families Through Education
Saturday, March 20: Car Wash Fundraiser from
9:00am - 2:00pm at the Chapter. Volunteers will be washing cars in the Chapter
parking lot to raise money. We may also be selling hot dogs and apparel and
accepting donations.
Saturday, March 27: Community Disaster
Education from 9am-1pm. Volunteers will be arriving at the chapter by
9am where they will fill out paperwork and watch the volunteer orientation
video. They will then be trained in delivery CDEs and will compile information
packets. Then, they will be dropped off at various Santa Monica locations, with
a supervisor, where they will deliver one-on-one CDEs to passers-by. We will all
be gathering back at the chapter around 1pm for a debriefing.
Wednesday,
March 31: Disaster Education for Seniors and their families and caregivers from
9:00am - 12:00pm at the Ken Edwards Center. Mark will be presenting on disaster
preparedness, Doctor Halligan will be presenting on keeping pets safe in
disasters. After the presentations, participants will have the opportunity to
work one-on-one with someone from the Red Cross to get assistance creating their
own disaster plans. Food, gift bags, and raffle prizes will be
provided.
Five chances to donate blood in March
.
The Santa Monica chapter will be collecting blood on Wednesday, March 5th
from 2 pm to 8 pm; Monday, March 8th from 9:30 am to 4 pm; Monday, March 15th
from 2 pm to 8 pm; Monday, March 22th from 9:30 am to 4 pm and Monday March 29th
from 2 pm to 8 pm. To make an appointment: call 1-800-GIVE LIFE or log onto
www.givelife.org.
March has officially been declared Red Cross Month by order of a
Presidential Proclamation signed by President Barack Obama, marking the 67th
time the month of March has been celebrated in honor of the organization. March
has been known as Red Cross Month across the country since 1943, when President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued the declaration in support of Red Cross efforts
to raise funds for World War II services.
This March the Santa Monica Chapter invites you come by the chapter to
get involved in helping our community be better prepared by taking a
Preparedness/First Aid/CPR class, Vounteering or Donating Blood.
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