The
Sigonella Standard
December 2013
NAS Sigonella
Health and Safety Course Schedule December 14 Adult, Child, and Infant CPR/First Aid/AED 0900-1630 January 25 Adult, Child, and Infant CPR/First Aid/AED 0900-1630 February 22 Adult, Child, and Infant CPR/First Aid/AED 0900-1630
Keep Your Family Safe this Thanksgiving with our Helpful Holiday Safety Tips • Make sure smoke detectors are working before starting your holiday cooking. • Keep potholders and food wrappers at least three feet from heat sources in the kitchen. • Avoid loose clothing and short sleeves when cooking. • Turn off stoves, ovens and kitchen appliances when finished using them. • Set timers to keep track of extended cooking times. • Turn pot and pan handles inward on the stove, to avoid accidents. • If deep-frying a turkey, keep your fryer outside and away from buildings and other flammable materials and do not overfill it with oil.
Congratulations to our October Volunteers of the Month!
Gabe Harley and Michelle Sandretto are both health and safety instructors that brought significant value to community members and the Station by their commitment to community education. Gabe showed dynamic flexibility in his ever changing work assignments with his NCIS command while still managing to deliver both a CPR class as well as a two day Instructor Course. In November he will be teaching a second Instructor Course as well. Michelle successfully delivered two Babysitting Certification courses including one that was delivered at the Teen Center in Marinai for the first time. Her willingness to teach at a creatively new location resulted in the largest class in recent memory and it benefitted numerous kids who will be even more effective babysitters in the Sigonella community.
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American Red Cross is able to provide the services it Now Recruiting: The does because of volunteers like you. To help make events, programs, and Health and Safety courses run smoothly, we Volunteer rely on a dynamic team of volunteer leaders. We are currently looking to fill three open chair positions on our Leaders Volunteer Leadership Team here in Sigonella: Special
Would you like to become part of the ARC Volunteer Leadership Team?
Events/Fundraising, Records, and Recognition. If you are interested in joining the team or would like more info on the open positions, please contact our Field Office Assistant at DSN 624-4900 or Amanda.herring@redcross.org.
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities and Events Holidays for Heroes at Winter Wonderland December 7 (0930-1400, includes set-up and clean-up time)
***Help kids create Holiday cards that will be handed out to Service Members as part of the Holidays for Heroes program
Rotator Welcome Counter December 4 and December 18 (1200-1600, time can vary based on delays and includes time to prepare supplies)
***Hand out water, snacks, and supplies to Rotator passengers making Sigonella their new home
RELO Fair December 6 and January 31 (1230-1530, includes set-up and clean-up time) ***Help welcome new Sigonellans during INDOC and share information about Red Cross Services and how they can get involved
Calling all football fanatics!!!
The Red Cross will be hosting the Annual Armed Forces Bowl Tailgate Party on December 30th at Take 5 on NAS 2. We’ll have the grill going and the big screens on! We’ll also be holding a Pass, Punt, Kick Competition where you’ll have the chance to win great prizes donated by the NEX! And the best part —It’s all completely FREE!!! Contact our office for event details or to register as an event volunteer.
Holidays for Heroes Volunteers came together to help sort holiday cards that were sent from all over the US. The cards will be delivered to Service Members stationed here in Sigonella. The group also helped prep materials for the kids of Sigonella to make cards for their heroes at the Annual Winter Wonderland Event.