Presentations to focus on preparedness; Girl Scouts of River Bluffs Council to receive First Aid Badge
WHAT: The American Red Cross Metro East Service Center will host an all-day training event for more than 150 Girl Scouts from the River Bluffs Council to focus on the importance of emergency preparedness. Girl Scout participants will rotate through eight different 30-minute courses, including a question and answer session designed to recap the day's curriculum. At the conclusion of the event, the Girl Scouts will complete the requirements for their First Aid Badge.
Ten Red Cross instructors will lead training sessions throughout the day. The Red Cross courses will focus on basic First Aid skills, how to build your own Disaster Supply Kit and First Aid Kit, general safety tips, and pandemic flu awareness and prevention. In addition, local police officers and firefighters will be available for safety demonstrations.
WHEN: Saturday, March 31, 2007 - (
Media Opportunity
- 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
WHERE: Holy Cross Lutheran School - 304 South Street - Collinsville, IL
WHY: March is National Red Cross Month, and the St. Louis Area Chapter is encouraging the public to embrace this unique opportunity to focus on preventing, preparing for and responding to disasters and emergencies. The Red Cross has made preparedness easier than ever before through its new
Be Red Cross Ready
program, which streamlines the process into
three easy steps - 1. Get a Kit, 2. Make a Plan and 3. Be Informed.
"Red Cross Month is a perfect time to host an event that encourages people to personally invest in making our community as safe as it can be," said Sandy Vaughn, manager of the American Red Cross Metro East Service Center in Fairview Heights, IL. "The Red Cross has an outstanding partnership with the Girl Scouts of River Bluffs Council, and we look forward to helping our young neighbors be ready to respond in a time of need."
About the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter:
Founded in 1917, the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter celebrates 90 years of dedicated service, providing emergency relief and preparedness training more than 410,000 times each year. The Red Cross is not a government agency and depends on the efforts of thousands of volunteers and donors to provide a wide range of community support services, including disaster relief, first aid and CPR training, water safety, services to military personnel and support for blood services. The Chapter, a United Way agency, provides programs and services to St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County and Jefferson County in Missouri, as well as Monroe, St. Clair (including Scott Air Force Base) and part of Madison County in Illinois. All disaster relief services are provided free of charge thanks to the generosity of the American people. To learn more about Red Cross programs, volunteer opportunities, and how you can help, contact the St. Louis Area Chapter at 314.516.2800 or www.redcrossstl.org.
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