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Friday, May 30 – Sunday, June 1 St. Louis, Missouri
Welcome to the 2008 National Youth Institute. The power of youth volunteerism is immeasurable. You make up almost onethird of American Red Cross volunteers, but your true value comes from the contributions you make toward fulfilling the Red Cross mission. This year, our own National Youth Council was recognized nationally and internationally for making a difference here and now. The National Youth Council received the Norman R. Augustine Award from National Headquarters and the Together for Humanity Award from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Have you read about Hope Kostensky, a youth volunteer with the Summit County Chapter in Akron, Ohio? Hope put together a pancake breakfast that raised $2,101 for the Measles Initiative – enough to purchase vaccines for more than 2,600 children. You may have seen Krysta Mizner, a volunteer from the Catawba Valley Chapter in Hickory, North Carolina, encouraging college students to donate blood on mtvU. Krysta created an episode for MTV’s Cause Effect series, and the series was just nominated for an Emmy. Youth volunteers had another breakthrough when the International Humanitarian Service Award was given to Mat Morgan, Vice Chair of the National Youth Council. This is the first time an individual Red Cross youth volunteer has received a national award not specifically designated for youth. Every Red Cross youth and young adult volunteer holds a great deal of power – all you have to do is release it. Make an impact today.
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Kate Forbes National Chair of Volunteers
for your reference: When reading session descriptions, the General and Social sessions and events are for everyone. Workshops are customized for Youth and Young Adult Volunteers and for Youth Directors and Advisors.
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Use the My Notes section to write down your expectations for NYI, jot down notes and contact info during sessions, and remember what info to apply at your home unit.
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• the american red cross p. 2 • schedule at-a-glance p. 3 • doubletree hotel map p. 3
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• presenter bios p. 18 • 2008 nyi planning team contacts p. 23 • thank yous p. 23 booklet design by Justin Lam, Secretary, National Youth Council
bios and contacts
• pre-nyi notes p. 15 • workshop notes p. 15 • contact notes p. 16-17 • post-nyi notes p. 17
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• networking tips p. 13 • next steps p. 13 • fun st. louis facts p. 14
the american red cross
Mission Statement: The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers, guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. The Red Cross Movement was founded in 1863 by Swiss businessman Henri Dunant. After learning of the Red Cross Movement during a trip to Europe in the 1870s, Clara Barton brought the idea to America and founded the American Association of the Red Cross on May 21, 1881 in Washington, DC.
ies work together on a number of issues under the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a separate organization, helps protect victims of war and internal violence in a neutral and impartial way.
Today, the American Red Cross shelters, feeds and counsels victims of disasters; provides nearly half of the nation’s blood supply; teaches lifesaving skills; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization—not a government agency— and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its humanitarian mission.
The three emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are the red cross, the red crescent and the red crystal.
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The Seven Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are: Humanity Impartiality Neutrality Independence Voluntary Service Unity Universality The American Red Cross is one of 186 Red Cross and Red Crescent societies around the world. These national societ-
Youth Involvement The American Red Cross has involved youth and young adults in its lifesaving work as volunteers, blood donors, fundraisers and financial donors since 1881. Recognizing the importance of youth contributions, President Woodrow Wilson created the Junior Red Cross on September 15, 1917, greatly increasing the young volunteer base. Today, twenty-nine percent, or 169,312, of American Red Cross volunteers are youth or young adults. Youth is defined as younger than age 18, and young adult is defined as between 18 and 24 years of age. Young people are engaged in all aspects of the American Red Cross, from serving on disaster action teams, teaching health and safety courses, holding positions in governance and leadership, donating blood and recruiting other donors and raising funds for community and international initiatives.
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About the National Youth Council The National Youth Council is a dynamic group of young volunteers and adult supporters that advocate for the interests of youth and young adults in the organization. The Council focuses primarily on building the capacity of the American Red Cross by helping Red Cross units engage youth and young adult volunteers, establishing and maintaining a youth leadership structure and showing adult leaders how to best serve the youth and young adult population. It does this through conducting several projects that increase youth and young adult involvement in the organization, provide fundraising resources to help youth raise money for Red Cross causes, establish leadership opportunities for young people at multiple levels and increase awareness about youth and young adult volunteerism. The National Youth Council is supported by the Office of the National Chair of Volunteers (ONCOV). It works in tandem with the Youth and Young Adult Programs and Services department of ONCOV to partner with other units at national headquarters, those working at the regional level, and local Red Cross chapters, Blood Services regions and Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) stations.
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schedule at-a-glance friday, may 30 Pre-Conference Social Networking
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Dinner and Opening Session
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Building Strong Youth Teams – Interactive Activities
9:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Ice Cream Social / Swap Meet
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12:00 PM – 3:30 PM
saturday, may 31 Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Workshops
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Workshops
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Luncheon Session
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Workshops
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Break
3:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Workshops
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Dinner Session
8:30 PM – 11:30 PM
Dancing Through the Decades
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7:00 AM – 8:15 AM
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sunday, june 1 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM
Continental Breakfast and Social Media Forum
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Workshops
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Closing Session and Luncheon
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Ever wondered what life is like in California, New York, or Nebraska? Friday is all about meeting American Red Cross youth from across the country! Join in on games, activities and opportunities to share your stories and thoughts, and trade your pins and other local Red Cross gear with other youth from around the country! Although we are diverse, we all share a common identity as American Red Cross volunteers. Let us celebrate our service and our shared mission.
12:00 PM – 3:30 PM Pre-Conference Social Networking (p. 5) Pavilion 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Dinner and Opening Session (p. 5) Grand Ballroom
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Building Strong Youth Teams – Interactive Activities (p. 5) Conference Rooms F, G, H, I, J
9:30 PM – 11:00 PM Ice Cream Social / Swap Meet (p. 5) Great Room
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Pre-Conference Networking Opportunities
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Friday May 30 12:00 – 3:30 PM Pavilion Join us for a fun afternoon getting to know youth participants from around the country. We will be making postcards for injured American soldiers around the world, doing a human scavenger hunt, having a poster making contest, and more!
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Dinner and Opening Session Friday, May 30 4:30 – 6:30 PM Grand Ballroom
Youth and Young Adult Volunteers
Friday May 30 6:30 – 9:30 PM Lead facilitators – Bill Gallagher, Tom Coyne, Sara Burns Co-facilitators – Seungjun Kim, Elizabeth Quintana, Lucas Pierce Conference Rooms F, G, H, I, J
Ice Cream Social and Swap Meet
What could be better than eating delicious ice cream AND exchanging Red Cross gear? Join us for an evening of socializing and food. Red Crossers from across the country will be bringing their pins, bumper stickers, tee shirts, pencils and anything else you have in your Red Cross drawer. Also be prepared for a history lesson from a certified Red Cross pin collector who has literally hundreds of Red Cross pins from around the world.
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Friday May 30 9:30 – 11:00 PM Great Room
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Join Spark the Wave trainers in a journey where you will discover new facets of you as a youth volunteer, team member or team leader. Be ready to assess your communication style and what you are bringing to the team.
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Building Strong Youth Teams — Interactive Activities
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Join National Youth Council emcees Sandy Tesch and Pat West in officially launching the American Red Cross National Youth Institute 2008. Esteemed St. Louis hosts Joe White, chapter Chief Executive Officer, and Vivian M. Luce, Chair, Board of Directors, will also be joining us. In addition, Don Dudley, Senior Vice President, Office of the National Chair of Volunteers and Brian Hamil National Chair Biomedical Services will share with you information on current developments at national headquarters. See Don and Brian’s bios on pages 18 and 19.
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Participate in workshops customized for your experience level that will provide the tools and resources you need. Celebrate your newly acquired skills by dancing through decades of music and crazy fashion with your friends. 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM
Continental Breakfast Grand Ballroom
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American Red Cross 1.0 / 2.0 (p. 7) Professional Development (p. 7) Advisors | Show Me the Money! (p. 8) See session descriptions for locations
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10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Break 10:30 AM – 12:15 PM (Continuation of 8:30 AM – 10:15 AM workshop series) 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Luncheon Session (p. 9) Grand Ballroom
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Making the Case (p. 8) Advisors | Building Consortiums (p. 8) See session descriptions for locations
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Break
3:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Developing an Action Plan 1 (p. 9) See session description for locations
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Dinner Session (p. 9) Pavilion
8:30 PM – 11:30 PM
Dancing Through the Decades (p. 9) Pavilion
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sessions and activities Youth and Young Adult Volunteers
American Red Cross 1.0 Learning and Exploring
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Saturday May 31 8:30 – 10:15 AM or 10:30 – 12:15 PM Lead facilitators – Pat West, Mat Morgan Co-facilitators – Bianca Kahlenberg, Chris Chen Conference Rooms F, G
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Learning the fundamentals of the American Red Cross and its international roots has never been so engaging! Designed for newer Red Cross youth volunteers, participants will learn about the different lines of service and the Red Cross mission through games, interactive activities and multimedia presentations. Youth will learn effective best practices throughout our organization, develop leadership skills and discover how to position school clubs and youth boards to be as successful as possible. With this knowledge, youth will be ready to initiate and lead Red Cross projects to better their communities.
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American Red Cross 2.0 Achieving and Performing
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Saturday May 31 8:30 – 10:15 AM or 10:30 – 12:15 PM Lead facilitators – Sandy Tesch, Justin Lam Co-facilitators – Anna Gail Caunca, Wendi Keeler, Karuna Dewan, Shruti Mathur Conference Rooms D, E
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Saturday, May 31 8:30 – 10:15 AM or 10:30 – 12:15 PM Lead facilitators – Bill Gallagher, Tom Coyne, Sara Burns Co-facilitators – Seungjun Kim, Elizabeth Quintana, Lucas Pierce Conference Rooms H, I, J Start investing in your professional development here and now! During this interactive session, you will learn about team dynamics and structure, the specific
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Professional Development—Acquiring Critical Skills as Youth Volunteers
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Take your American Red Cross involvement to the next level! This session will get you up to date on new organizational initiatives and provide concrete tools for implementing new projects related to all Red Cross lines of service. Do you run firstrate blood drives but have little to do with Disaster Services? Do you teach tons of preparedness classes but wish you were more involved with the Measles Initiative? Come share your successes with others and develop ways to build capacity at your unit. You will take a serious look at how your field unit engages youth and young adult volunteers and identify areas for improvement based on the strategic direction of the American Red Cross.
roles you might play in different teams and how you can transition from being a team member into a team leader. Discover your leadership style and learn how to be a more effective leader.
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Making the Case Saturday May 31 2:00 – 3:30 PM Lead facilitators – Wendi Keeler, Bianca Kahlenberg, Justin Lam, Elizabeth Quintana, Karuna Dewan, Mat Morgan, Alexa Pippin Co-facilitators – Vic Shah, Shruti Mathur, Ariana Mooradian, Lucas Pierce, Seungjun Kim, Chris Chen, Francesca Weaks Conference Rooms C, D, E, F, G, H, I From persuading your peers to join your school Red Cross club or local businesses to sponsor your event to convincing chapter leadership of the importance of youth volunteerism, you will find yourself presenting projects and your Red Cross youth program to various audiences time and time again. In this interactive session based on real-world examples, learn how to make your case compellingly. Learn the process of advocating your case, from researching the facts to incorporating your personal Red Cross story, so that you can lead your youth program to success!
Youth Directors and Advisors
Show Me the Money! Saturday May 31 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lead facilitator – Dr. Margaret McCarty Great Room A Have you ever had a great idea that you wanted to implement, but needed some money to get it started? Maybe you need to learn how to apply for a grant. We’ll start at the beginning. This session will include: 1) an overview of writing a proposal; 2) creating a proposal budget; and, 3) researching possible funding sources. We’ll also share some of your proposal ideas and work to articulate them more powerfully. Bring your project ideas, paper and pen, and be prepared to write a compelling case for why your proposal should be funded!
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From Individual Youth Programs to Strong Regional Networks—Building Consortiums Saturday May 31 2:00 – 3:30 PM Lead facilitators – Anna Gail L. Caunca, Lakia Pearson Great Room A This workshop will give youth and young adult advisors an understanding of the benefits of partnering with other Red Cross field units and community agencies to further the Red Cross mission through youth involvement. The concept of consortiums will be introduced, with best practices from the Northern California Youth Consortium and the Southern California Youth Consortium. Workshop attendees will develop a framework to start a youth consortium in their region and will be provided with the resources and support to assist them in carrying out their plans.
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Luncheon Session Saturday May 31 12:30 – 1:45 PM Grand Ballroom
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Developing an Action Plan 1: Pathway to a Successful Youth Program
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State Farm is the 2008 American Red Cross National Leadership Sponsor and the official sponsor of the National Youth Institute. Kendra Key, Alumni Member, State Farm Youth Advisory Board and Michael Brown, Community Relations Manager, State Farm Insurance will discuss corporate philanthropy and how State Farm empowers youth to be volunteer leaders. See Michael and Kendra’s bios on pages 18 and 19.
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Saturday May 31 3:45 – 5:45 PM Lead facilitators – Sandy Tesch, Justin Lam, Lakia Pearson, Elizabeth Quintana, Anna Gail Caunca, Mat Morgan, Wendi Keeler Deane Adams, Pat West Co-facilitators – Lucas Pierce, Ariana Mooradian, Shruti Mathur, Francesca Weaks, Alexa Pippin, Drenda Underwood, Seungjun Kim, Chris Chen, Vic Shah, Bianca Kahlenberg, Karuna Dewan Conference Rooms A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J Put what you’ve learned at NYI into practice by working together to develop an action plan for a project of your choice. Through interactive presentations and handson activities, learn how to design a successful communication strategy and gain an understanding of necessary resources. In doing so, discover how to contribute to key Red Cross services at your campus club, chapter, blood region or SAF station.
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Dinner Session Saturday May 31 6:00 – 7:30 PM Pavilion
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American Red Cross youth and young adults have made a difference nationally and internationally, thanks to the support of incredible individuals. Kate Forbes, the National Chair of Volunteers, is a Red Cross senior leader who knows and believes in the power and capability of youth volunteers. Join us in welcoming the person responsible for our “here and now” in St. Louis. See Kate’s bio on page 19.
Social Saturday May 31 8:30 – 11:30 PM Pavilion
Ever wanted to dress like Prince, John Travolta (in Grease) or a Pilgrim? Come dressed in your favorite period clothing – be it the 1970s, 1980s, or even the 1600s for an evening of food, dancing and all around costume fun! Be ready for spontaneous sock-hop dances, limbo challenges and dance-offs!
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Decades Dance
Today, you’ll use what you’ve learned at NYI to make a difference in your community by creating an action plan that you can take back to your home unit. At the closing session, get final insights from guest speakers about keeping the connections you’ve made, continuing to build your skills and making the mission and work of the Red Cross come alive at home.
7:30 AM – 8:15 AM
Continental Breakfast and Social Media Forum Grand Ballroom
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM Workshops See session descriptions for locations 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Closing Session Grand Ballroom
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Developing an Action Plan 2: Pathway to a Successful Youth Program
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Sunday June 1 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lead facilitators – Sandy Tesch, Justin Lam, Lakia Pearson, Elizabeth Quintana, Anna Gail Caunca, Mat Morgan, Wendi Keeler, Deane Adams, Pat West Co-facilitators – Lucas Pierce, Ariana Mooradian, Shruti Mathur, Francesca Weaks, Alexa Pippin, Drenda Underwood, Seungjun Kim, Chris Chen, Vic Shah, Bianca Kahlenberg, Karuna Dewan Conference Rooms A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J This is the second part of the Developing an Action Plan session.
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You have met new people and made new friends. You’ve learned some new things about the American Red Cross as an organization and our key priorities moving forward. You’ve gained new skills and designed action plans. Now it’s time for you to lead. Before you return to your local units to share the knowledge and experiences accumulated during this weekend, please make sure to join us for closing words, thank yous, and goodbyes.
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Sunday June 1 1:00 – 2:30 PM Grand Ballroom
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“Youth are tech-savvy.” We hear it all the time. But some of us know World of Warcraft better than we do Google, and every now and again we still hear about a new site that makes us simply scratch our heads. This session will survey existing online resources—from popular favorites like Facebook and MySpace to lesser-known sites like Digg and Technorati—that provide tools to make your youth program more effective and cutting edge. Go back to your chapter ready to blog, ready to organize and ready to impress.
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Sunday June 1 7: 30 – 8:15 AM Lead facilitators – Mat Morgan and Justin Lam Grand Ballroom
We are all here because we believe in the mission of the American Red Cross. We want to build the skills and knowledge that will make our clubs, chapters, Blood Services regions and Service to the Armed Forces stations stronger than ever. With all the amazing ideas flying around the Institute, it can be daunting to try to remember them all! To help you get the most from your experience, we’ve included some tips that we’ve learned about networking and what to do when you get home. We’ve also inserted a few note-taking pages that will prompt you to: • Write down your goals for NYI • Keep track of great ideas you’ve learned from round tables, leadership sessions and workshops • Remember the contacts you have made at networking events and workshops • Decide what to do with your newfound knowledge after NYI This is a place where you can record your notes and refer to them both during the weekend and after NYI. We hope you have a wonderful and meaningful experience. – The National Youth Institute Planning Team
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Show an active interest in the people you meet.
Don’t be selfish.
Did you like somebody you met? Make sure you contact him or her soon, while the impressions are still fresh. If you email them in a month you’re not going
Fill out your business cards with as much contact information as you feel comfortable giving out.
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Take notes on the back of the cards you receive so you can match faces with names.
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Remember to be friendly with each person.
Know why you’re here and what you might want to learn. Perhaps you want to meet some new people to hang out with at NYI, maybe you want to meet energetic youth from other chapters with great ideas for programs. While you should keep an open mind as you meet new people, it helps to know if there’s anything specific you want to learn about.
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Hometown Family Friends School Best practices
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What to do with all the skills you learned and information you gathered at the NYI:
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Put your plan into action – use the project plan that you designed as part of NYI.
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Give feedback — write about your experiences at NYI, post it on our blog! Tell us what you liked and what you didn’t.
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Say thanks — thank the people at your home unit who made it possible for you to attend NYI, tell them what you learned and why it was a valuable experience for you.
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Stay connected! Check national websites for Red Cross updates. Redcross.org is the official public homepage of the American Red Cross and has news updates, a chapter locator, and more. Ifrc.org is the website of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies and has international updates and resources. Take advantage of CrossNet (the internal Red Cross website) if you have access to it, and consider asking your youth advisor if you don’t. And of course, stop by redcrossyouth.org for youth updates and postings!
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Keep in touch! When you get home e-mail the people you met.
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No matter how much you want to benefit from someone else’s experiences, networking is a two-way street. Be willing to share contacts or insight of your own. If you answer a question with a “yes” or “no” EXPLAIN why! You’re here to help each other!
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It sounds simple but it’s very important! Ask questions and learn about the other person’s interests and experiences. They’ll probably appreciate you more for it, and you’ll know a lot more about them.
to get the same response. Maintain the connections. Keep in touch after NYI. It’s important to find sources of enthusiasm and inspiration from outside your unit, and it’s not bad having friends in far away places when you go on the occasional road trip.
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fun st. louis facts 1.
St. Louis is home to the Gateway Arch. It is our nation’s tallest man-made monument towering over the city and the Mississippi River at 630 feet.
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St. Louis is home to the Rams (NFL), Cardinals (MLB) and the Blues (NHL).
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The ice cream cone was invented in St. Louis during the 1904 World’s Fair.
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Grammy award-winning female vocalist Tina Turner is a native of St. Louis, as is male artist Nelly.
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Theodore Roosevelt was the first U.S. president to board an airplane...and it happened right here on the St. Louis airfield.
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St. Louis was the first U.S. city to host the Olympic Games, in 1904.
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The first leg of the Oregon Trail originated in St. Louis at the Missouri River.
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The city was named for King Louis IX of France as it was part of the area acquired from the French in the Louisiana Purchase under Thomas Jefferson in 1803.
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The city’s premier park, Forest Park, is larger than New York City’s Central Park and is home to the St. Louis Art Museum, the St. Louis Zoo and the St. Louis Science Center, as well as golf courses and nature trails.
10. The Hill, a historically Italian neighborhood, was once home to Yogi Berra, Joe Garagiola and many other noted athletes. 11. Annheuser-Busch, one of the world’s largest breweries, calls St. Louis home.
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my notes Pre-NYI I will use this information to:
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Post-NYI Some of the most valuable things I’ve learned at NYI are:
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I plan to use what I have learned in order to:
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presenter bios general session featured speakers Dinner and Opening Session Friday May 30 4:30 – 6:30 PM Donald B. Dudley, Jr. began his Red Cross career 32 years ago as a blood donor recruiter. Throughout his career he has held a variety of progressive managerial positions within the organization. In 2003 Don returned to national headquarters to serve as senior vice president of external affairs for Biomedical Services, managing donor strategy, customer service, communications and media relations. In May 2007 Don became the senior vice president of the Office of the National Chair of Volunteers. Don holds a master’s degree in public administration with advanced degree work in guidance and counseling and a bachelor’s degree in political science, all from the University of Maine. In addition, as a speaker and workshop presenter, he has traveled from Great Falls, Montana, to Mobile, Alabama, and from Geneva, Switzerland to Shen‑Zhen, China. Don and his wife, Pam Halcrow, have a daughter who carries on the family tradition, working for the Red Cross in donor services. Brian L. Hamil is currently the national chair of American Red Cross Biomedical Services. His prior Red Cross volunteer experience includes national, blood region and chapter participation, having served as past chair of the National Committee on Nominations, past chair of the North Central Area Council of Chairs and past chair of the Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region. In January 2007 he co-chaired the American Red Cross 2007 Volunteer Administration Institute held in San Antonio, Texas. He has also served as senior advisor to the Office of the National Chair of Volunteers and was a board member of the American Red Cross of Northeast Indiana in Fort Wayne. In his professional life, he currently serves as senior managing partner with Hamil, Lehman & England, PC, a certified public accounting and consulting firm with offices in northeast Indiana. Hamil resides in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Luncheon Session Saturday May 31 12:30 – 1:45 PM Michael J. Brown is Community Relations Manager in the Public Affairs department at State Farm’s corporate headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois. Brown began his State Farm career in 1989 and has held various roles in the organization. In 2002 he was promoted to his current position. Brown received a
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bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University in Normal Ill. He is a member of the Industry Advisory Council for the NAACP ACT-SO program, the National Association of Black County Officials/National Organization of Black County Officials’ Business Roundtable, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Corporate Advisory Council, and the American Red Cross Corporate Advisory Council. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the 100 Black Men of America, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and National Black Child Development Institute. He’s named among the International Who’s Who of Information Technology and Business Professionals. In his local community, Brown is president of the Central Illinois Chapter of the 100 Black Men and serves on the boards of the Tri-County and McLean County Urban Leagues.
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Kendra Key is a rising junior at the University of Alabama where she is studying political science and interdisciplinary environmental studies. Kendra is a founding member of the National State Farm Youth Advisory Board and is an active member of her state, university and local communities. As the student chair of the Blackburn Institute, Kendra represents future change agents of the State of Alabama that seek to understand the issues affecting the state with hopes of improving the state through their lives. As a student leader, Kendra represents her fellow contemporaries as the Chief Policy Advisor to the president of the Student Government Association where she works to enhance the lives of students on the University campus through policy solutions. In her local community, Kendra serves as the coordinator for the City of Tuscaloosa Mayor’s Youth Council, where she facilitates a vehicle for youth voice in inter-city workings. Kendra also works to promote environmental awareness, civic responsibility and social change through her many volunteer projects and other affiliations. Kendra serves as a living testament to the true possibilities for influence that we each possess, and hopes that her life will have positively impacted the world in which we live.
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Kathryn A. Forbes is currently the the National Chair of Volunteers of the American Red Cross. She also serves as the vice chairman of the Finance Commission and the first chairman of the Audit Committee of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Past Red Cross positions include vice chairman of the Board of Governors, chairman of Grand Canyon Chapter, chairman of the Mountain West region and national chairman of Chapter Services.
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In her professional life Ms. Forbes serves as the chief financial officer and vice president of eTec, an ECOtality company that acquires commercially advanced clean electric technologies and applications that address the world’s global energy challenges. Her responsibilities include all accounting, treasury and finance functions. Prior positions include senior vice president of Internal Audit and Compliance at Valley National Bank, senior vice president of Western Regional Operations at Bank One and vice president and controller of Arizona Public Service Company.
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She is past chairman of the Arizona State University Center for Nonprofit Management and Leadership and vice chairman of the Arizona State University American Humanics Program. Ms. Forbes is a past president of the Arizona Society of CPAs, past chairman of the CPA Examination Review Board, a past member of the Arizona State Board of Accountancy, past president of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Foundation as well as a former board member of AICPA.
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workshop presenters Deane Adam has dedicated 13 years to the American Red Cross and currently serves as the director of Youth Services for the St. Louis (Mo.) Area Chapter. As director of Youth Services, Deane has had an integral part in creating the Red Cross Ready School pilot program, which has developed into the Red Cross Ready Rating Program helping schools in the St. Louis area better prepare their schools for emergencies. In addition, Deane’s passion for disaster preparedness helps guide her Ready School Associates and YouthCorps leaders. Sarah Burns is deputy director of Spark the Wave’s (STW) Wave Week program. She has been a volunteer for Spark the Wave since its founding. She is a rising senior at Barnard College of Columbia University, majoring in Economics and minoring in German and Music. Her volunteer background is primarily with Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania. She is a lifetime member of the organization, and has been involved in various capacities since the age of five. Outside of STW, she enjoys swing dancing. While unsure of her professional future, she plans to spend this summer doing education policy research in Washington, DC. Anna Gail Caunca has been on staff with the Palo Alto (Calif.) Area Chapter for the past four years; and has been the Youth Services director for the past two years. Being one of the driving forces behind developing the chapter’s Youth Services Department, Anna Gail knows that development cannot be done alone.
With the support of her two neighboring chapters, she was able to take “crash courses” on Red Cross youth services and programs. As a result, for the past two years she has coordinated the Northern California Youth Consortium, consisting of nine chapters in northern California that support one another and collaborate with each other. “The Red Cross is integral to the community, so collaborating with our community makes sense,” she says. An advocate of collaboration, Anna Gail also represents her chapter in the Palo Alto Teen Collaborative. Anna Gail resides in San Francisco and enjoys competing in triathlons. Chris Chen is a sophomore at Harvard College studying molecular biology and economics. Chris began his Red Cross career as a high school freshman with the San Gabriel Pomona Valley Chapter (Pasadena, Calif.). In 2006, he was awarded the Navin Narayan Scholarship and named the chapter’s Youth Volunteer of the Year. He moved on to become president of the Harvard Red Cross his freshman year before joining the National Youth Council. This is his first year on the Council. Tom Coyne is the program director for Spark the Wave. He is responsible for organizing, overseeing and running STW’s Big Ripple© educational process, which includes seminars, mentoring and Wave Week. After graduating from Virginia Tech he worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal, West Africa, where he worked with villagers on issues related to health and community development, from basic hygiene
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and HIV/AIDS education to organizing a community funded birthing center. He formerly served as the American Red Cross Mid-Atlantic youth representative after volunteering extensively with the Southeastern PA Chapter (Philadelphia). Karuna Dewan began her Red Cross experience over ten years ago with the Greater Kalamazoo Area chapter in Kalamazoo, Michigan. During her time with the chapter, Karuna served two terms on the chapter Board of Directors, chaired the youth services committee, volunteered in the VolunTeen Leadership Corps and attended two national conventions. Since moving to Chicago, Karuna has become involved with the Greater Chicago (Ill.) Area Chapter. For the past two years, Karuna has promoted the Measles Initiative, which provides vaccinations and awareness about measles in Africa. She is currently a member of the chapter’s auxiliary board as well as president of the Northwestern University Medical School American Red Cross Campus Club. As a chapter volunteer, Karuna plans an annual bilingual first aid instruction event for Hispanic Heritage month. This is Karuna’s third year on the National Youth Council. Bill Gallagher is the president and founder of Spark the Wave, a youthserving non-profit organization that believes every young person deserves a chance to change the world through community service. He has been working with youth for over 25 years as a teacher, trainer and leader. Bill graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University School of Medi-
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Lakia Pearson graduated from the University of La Verne with a degree in Psychology. She joined the Greater Long Beach Chapter (Calif.) as a youth specialist in 2005 and is currently the director of Youth and Young Adult Services. Lakia has been working with children and teenagers for over five years. She has recruited youth volunteers, coordinated youth projects and fundraisers and restructured the Safe KIDS Program. In her current position she has partnered with youth-serving agencies to promote her program, cosponsor events and recruit volunteers. Lakia enjoys working with youth volunteers as a mentor to help them learn and
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Dr. Maggie McCarty is the President of Education for Parish Service, a lay training and formation program serving four Catholic dioceses on the East Coast. She has been involved in youth work since 1977, having worked at the parish, diocesan and national levels. She also has 20 years of experience in fundraising and is designated a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. She serves as adjunct faculty at several universities and conducts workshops and retreats nationally and internationally. She is a Board member of the Catholic Youth Foundation, USA.
Ariana Mooradian is a recent graduate of Mary Institute County Day School in St. Louis, Missouri, and she has a long history of serving as a youth volunteer with the St. Louis Area Chapter. She served as Board of Directors youth member for the past two years and is the current president of the Youth Advisory Board. Ariana has been very active in her chapter YouthCorps program during her high school years. She is a Disaster Action Team member, CPR/FA instructor, Measles Initiative Champion and a blood drive coordinator. Ariana has recently been nominated to the National Youth Council. Ariana plans to attend Boston University in the fall.
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Seungjun Kim began his Red Cross service at the Southwest Washington Chapter in Vancouver, Washington, in February 2004. He eventually joined the chapter’s youth leadership department, being recognized as the 2005 Youth Volunteer of the Year and joining the chapter’s Youth Council. Since then, Seungjun has played an active role in representing the youth volunteer’s voice to the chapter’s Board of Directors. He has also become a First Aid/CPR/AED instructor, started his chapter’s first-ever Leadership Development Camp (LDC) and raised $2,300 for the Measles Initiative at his high school. Seungjun is a high school junior, and this is his first year on the National Youth Council.
Shruti Mathur has been very active with the American Red Cross since her high school years, when she served on her chapter’s youth task force, was the editor of News 4 YOUth and was a National Measles Champion. Throughout college, Shruti served as the International Services Chair of the Johns Hopkins University Red Cross Club, organizing events that raised thousands for the Measles Initiative. In 2003, she was selected to be a Service Area Youth Liaison and is the lead for Measles and Malaria programs for the National Youth Council. Shruti graduated from Johns Hopkins in 2006 and currently works as a TV producer/reporter in New York City.
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Wendi Keeler, an advisor and marketing specialist for the National Youth Council, graduated from Penn State University with degrees in health and physical education and medical technology. She joined the American Red Cross Greater Alleghenies Blood Region in 2001 as the field representative for the already successful Penn State University blood collection program. Since that time, she has grown the program by 36 percent, last year collecting a record high 8,211 units of blood on campus. She is the advisor for the Penn State Student Red Cross Club which has more than 300 participating members each semester. She resides in State College, Pa.
the Ventura County Chapter (Camarillo, Calif.) in 2000, helping to raise money to purchase and send several School Chests abroad. He then helped to found the Youth Emergency Services and served on its executive board for two years. As a freshman at the University of Southern California, Mat served on the Youth Services Committee of the California State Service Council and joined two other USC students to found the campus Red Cross Club. For the past two years, Mat has worked on a variety of National Youth Council projects. Notably, he served as the administrator for the Youth Neighborhood and Red Cross Youth Blog, lobbied USC and UCLA to institute a rivalry blood drive to coincide with the football game and worked with local artists from southern California to create a benefit CD for the Measles Initiative. Mat currently serves as vice chair of the National Youth Council.
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Bianca Kahlenberg is a first-year member of the National Youth Council and has been volunteering with the American Red Cross for five years. She currently works with the Martin County Chapter (Stuart, Fla.), serving as the chair of its Youth Council and a member of the Board of Directors. Bianca has presented at various conferences such as the Southeast Service Area Youth Institute, Florida Youth Services State Conference, Volunteer Administration Institute and National Convention. Currently a senior in high school, Bianca will be attending the University of Florida next year with plans to major in Economics.
Justin Lam is the secretary of the National Youth Council and has been a member since 2005. He started his Red Cross experience in seventh grade as a volunteer at the Santa Clara Valley Chapter (San Jose, Calif.) where he joined the chapter’s Leadership Development Conference (LDC) staff, Youth Executive Board and the chapter’s Board of Directors. In 2005, Justin addressed the American Red Cross National Convention as the Navin Narayan Youth Speaker. Justin has also served as the vice-president of the American Red Cross at UCLA. He has presented at workshops from Southern California to North Carolina, served as a founding board member of State Farm’s Youth Advisory Board, and specializes in social media, graphic design, and brand management. Justin is a second-year Political Science major at UCLA.
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cine. He is an assistant professor at Georgetown University and is a member of several non-profit boards.
understand the value of helping their community. Lucas Pierce currently volunteers with the Eastern Panhandle Chapter in Kearneysville, West Virginia. Lucas began volunteering when he was 16 years old by taking American Red Cross Disaster Services classes. After volunteering for a year, he was asked to serve on his chapter’s Board of Directors to help start a Youth Services program. In high school, he founded a Red Cross club during his senior year. Since then, he has also started one at his university. In Disaster Services, Lucas has not only responded to local disasters, but has also helped revise the chapter’s Disaster Response Plan and has responded to national disasters. Lucas is a junior at Shepherd University, majoring in sociology with a minor in psychology. He also owns his own business, which is focused on advertising by way of instore promotions. This is his first year on the National Youth Council. Alexa Pippin started working at the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter three years ago as an AmeriCorps member. She has continued as a youth outreach associate and is currently a youth services specialist. Over the past few years, Alexa has led six YouthCorps groups, became a First Aid/ CPR instructor and taught over 90,000 students in Community Disaster Education and Health and Safety programs. Alexa truly enjoys working with the Red Cross and helping the youth of St. Louis find ways to become part of the Red Cross family. Elizabeth Quintana began volunteering at the Arlington (Va.) County Chapter in the summer of 2002. Beginning as a member of the Youth Team, Elizabeth became the first youth to serve on the chapter’s Board of Directors in 2003 and served for four years. Elizabeth also served on the Youth Advisory Board for the Arlington County Chapter and helped plan Youth Team events. She has recruited youth to the Red Cross at volunteer fairs and has led the summer orientation for new youth volunteers. Fluent in Spanish, she has translated an emergency preparedness video for the chapter and used her skills in video
production to film the chapter’s major fundraiser, Community March Mania, in 2007. Elizabeth is a first-year undergraduate student at the University of Virginia. This is her first year on the National Youth Council. Vivek (Vic) Shah is a junior at the University of Georgia, majoring in accounting. Vic began volunteering for the Augusta (Ga.) Chapter eleven years ago, and has continued ever since. Vic became the president of the Youth Board in his senior year of high school and became a member of the Board of Directors as well. Currently, Vic is a board member for the East Georgia Chapter (Athens) as well as the chair of the youth services committee. Vic has recently been nominated to the National Youth Council. Sandy Tesch is chair of the American Red Cross National Youth Council. She began volunteering for the Red Cross in the summer of 1998 when she was fourteen years old. Sandy’s Red Cross work has included many roles in service delivery and governance, including positions as a youth board member at the Bay Area chapter in San Francisco and the Northern California Blood Services Region in Oakland. In college, Sandy served as president of her campus Red Cross Club. She has represented the American Red Cross in Africa, Italy and Switzerland. Sandy graduated from UC Berkeley in 2005 with a degree in psychology and a minor in public policy. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she is an active member of the local Disaster Action Team, and works in development for the UC Berkeley Library. Drenda Underwood is a youth services specialist with the St. Louis (Mo.) Area Chapter. She has been with the Red Cross for six years guiding youth volunteers, implementing school partnerships with the Red Cross and acting as a First Aid/CPR instructor. Drenda is a career educator with a masters degree in educational processes, 32 years of classroom teaching and experience training adults in curriculum development workshops. Drenda brings an array of skills which serve as a foundation for the St. Louis Area Chapter Youth
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Services Department. Francesca Weaks is currently studying at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCA&T ) with a major with a major in biology. She is an extremely active and passionate advocate for youth involvement. Serving as a member of the Red Cross club at Howard University from 2005-2006 and working in disaster services during Hurricane Katrina, she has also served as a blood donor recruiter, disseminating preparedness information and coordinating events. After relocating to North Carolina Francesca founded and currently serves as the President of the Red Cross club at NCA&T State University. Pat West has been volunteering with the American Red Cross for seven years. He started his “career” at the Bay Area chapter where he was a CPR/FA/ AED instructor, a three-time Leadership Development Conference staff member as well as a member of the San Mateo County and the Bay Area Board of Directors. Pat is currently a junior at UCLA studying psychology and environmental sciences. At UCLA Pat is the president of the Red Cross Club, which provides all lines of service to its community. Currently in his third year on the National Youth Council, Pat serves as the treasurer of the Council.
Office of the National Chair of Volunteers, Youth and Young Adult Programs and Services Darren Foster Manager fosterda@usa.redcross.org Amelia Marian Business Planning Analyst mariana@usa.redcross.org
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thank you A special Red Cross thank you to our planning team whose tireless work over the last six months has made the 2008 National Youth Institute possible.
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From the St. Louis chapter: Ariana Mooradian, Danielle Werle, Artesha Parker, Drenda Underwood, Amit Schintre, Alexa Pippin and Deane Adam. And from the National Youth Council: Mat Morgan, Elizabeth Quintana, Bianca Kahlenberg, Anna Gail Caunca, Chris Chen, Seungjun Kim, Justin Lam, Sandy Tesch, Wendi Keeler, Pat West and Karuna Dewan.
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Special thanks to the Office of the National Chair of Volunteers, Youth and Young Adult Programs and Services at national headquaters for their tireless support in making NYI possible.
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Email dadam@redcrossstl.org agcaunca@paarc.org chench@usa.redcross.org dewank@usa.redcross.org kahlenbergb@usa.redcross.org kimsj@usa.redcross.org lamj@usa.redcross.org amooradian@rams.micds.org morganmat@usa.redcross.org arteshaparker@yahoo.com piercel@usa.redcross.org apippin@redcrossstl.org QuintanaE@usa.redcross.org epitome.of.insanity@gmail.com teschs@usa.redcross.org dunderwood@redcrossstl.org foxsweety09@aol.com westpat@usa.redcross.org
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You’ve served. You’ve inspired.
Now let us recognize you. 2008 Navin Narayan College Scholarship The Navin Narayan College Scholarship is a prestigious scholarship for graduating high school seniors who volunteer with the American Red Cross. Two youth volunteers who have demonstrated academic excellence and exemplary Red Cross service will be awarded $1,250 each. Look for applications this September. To apply, go to CrossNet > Involve Volunteers > Youth and Young Adults > Apply for Youth Scholarships or e-mail KahlenbergB@usa.redcross.org.
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