This New Year, give back to your community by volunteering for your local Red Cross. Become a part of the world’s largest humanitarian organization through a varied array of volunteer opportunities for all interests. Red Cross volunteers not only make a difference in their community, but also in their own lives.
The American Red Cross places special emphasis on recruiting volunteers of all backgrounds to carry out its humanitarian mission in the New Year. These opportunities include:
Disaster Services: serve as an on-call caseworker for victims of house fires and other natural and man-made disasters, including large disasters such as floods and tornadoes that displace large numbers of people.
Health & Safety Services: teach lifesaving skills in first aid, CPR, babysitting, pet first aid, and more in community classes.
Service to the Armed Forces: assist military families and their loved ones around the world with emergency communication and notifications.
Multicultural Information eXchange (MIX) program: utilize foreign language skills with translations, interpretations, and international tracing.
Blood drive and donor center volunteers: provide customer service, pre-donation instructions and refreshments for blood donors.
Community outreach events: present Red Cross services, preparedness information, and other items of interest to local organizations and groups.
Clerical help: answer phones, work on mailings and data entry & general office duties.
Volunteers are needed in all counties of the local Red Cross’ jurisdiction, including Allen, DeKalb, Noble, Steuben, Wells, Whitley, and Williams (Ohio). Training is provided.
For more information on how you can get involved with Red Cross Humanitarian Services, please contact Keith Nieberding at (260) 484.9336 or browse volunteer opportunities online. For more information on how you can get involved with Red Cross Blood Services, please contact Pam Schroeder at (260) 480.8218 or visit redcrossblood.org.
