December/January 2014
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Holiday Volunteer APPRECIATION Jingle and Mingle Thanks to all who came out for our annual Holiday Volunteer Appreciation Jingle and Mingle on 10 December!
November Volunteer of the Month: Kate Ismeurt
VETERAN’S DAY HOLIDAY CARD SORTING
Leadership Vacancies Events Coordinator Health & Safety Chairman Health Center Chairman Records Chairman *If interested, stop by the Red Cross office or email Vicenza@redcross.org.
December/January 2014
SPOTLIGHT ON THE VHS RED CROSS CLUB The Vicenza High School Red Cross Club has been busy this holiday season! In November students sorted holiday cards for soldiers on Veterans Day (see photo on page 1), fundraised for our Vaccinate a Village project, and conducted interviews for the Veterans History Project. In October, club members came up with a goal of raising $500.00 by 15 February for our chapter of the Vaccinate a Village project, a project associated with the American Red Cross Measles Initiative. For each $1.00 donation, a measles vaccination is provided to someone who lives in a high risk area in Africa. The club held its first fundraising event on November 28th, the infamous Black Friday, gift wrapping for donations inside of the Ederle PX. The students exceeded their goal for the project's first fundraiser, raising more than $400.00 for the project. The next Vaccinate a Village fundraiser will be after the New Year. Stay tuned for more details! The Red Cross Club has also been busy conducting interviews for the Veterans History Project, a project through the Library of Congress which seeks to collect video interviews of the experiences of Veterans in all branches of the United States Military. A group of students were trained on how to conduct interviews in October and began interviewing Veterans in November. These were the first Veteran interviews ever conducted in Italy. Once the videos are completed they are uploaded to the Library of Congress website where they will be available for future generations to watch. These are just two of the projects that the students are currently involved with, and the Red Cross Club continues to be an active participant in the Vicenza Military Community. Congratulations to Kiki Sibila on being awarded Garrison Youth Volunteer of the Month in November for all the great work she has been doing with the Red Cross Club. We are very proud of our members and look forward to seeing the great things they will accomplish in 2015!
December/January 2014
Red Cross Club/Controlled Monitoring Congratulations to our very own KymMarie Price who received a certificate of appreciation from MG Williams, for her work coordinating the Red Cross support of the USARAF Controlled Monitoring! Kym has been coordinating efforts from the Red Cross to provide food and other supplies for soldiers placed in controlled monitoring after being deployed to Africa in support of Operation United Assistance.
Health and Safety Update 1) All Health and Safety Classes now require a minimum of 4 students four days before the course for the class to be held. If the minimum is not met, the class will be canceled. 2) We are looking for a new Health and Safety Chairman. If you have experience running and/or teaching Health and Safety classes and are interested, please contact the Red Cross office.
Are you a veteran? Now your story can be saved and shared in the America’s largest oral history collection! Contact Aaron Schoenfeld at aaron.schoenfeld@redcross.org for more details on how to get involved.
DECEMBER/JANUARY CALENDAR
1/3 CPR/First Aid/AED Course
1/21 – Blended Learning CPR/First Aid/AED Course (Evening)
1/7 – Volunteer Orientation
1/19 – Red Cross Office Closed
1/17 – Babysitter and Pediatric CPR Training
1/23-1/25 – Wilderness and Remote First Aid Course
1/1 Red Cross Office Closed
Questions, comments, concerns? American Red Cross Building 333 Caserma Ederle Vicenza, Italy Phone: 0444-71-7089 Vicenza@redcross.org