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Volunteer Spotlight

Carol Stites Receives Chapter's Volunteer of the Year Award

The Octavia Thacher Volunteer of the Year Award is presented each year at the Volunteer Appreciation Banquet to honor the Chapter's Volunteer of the Year. Octavia Thacher gave 81 years of volunteer service to the American Red Cross. WOW, can you believe that! Mrs. Thacher began her volunteer career with the Red Cross when her 8^th grade class at Polk school in Topeka was asked to knit blanket squares for soldiers in World War 1 (1917 for those of us struggling with history.) She continued her volunteer service knitting for soldiers in World War II. She worked in blood drives, and helped the community during the 1966 Topeka tornado. She passed away July 27, 1998. Her years of enthusiasm and unselfish dedication to the Red Cross are a shining example for all people to follow. A volunteer who received the Octavia Thacher Volunteer of the Year Award is truly honored.

June 17

City of Topeka Healh and Volunteer Fair at City Hall

June 17

Chapter Annual Board Meeting at Topeka Office

June 25

Sabetha Chamber of Commerce Mixer at Sabetha Community Center

For more information on the locations and times of any of these events please contact Debra Tucker, TuckerDeb@usa.redcross.org

Volunteers Needed!

Join the Basic Aid Team

Help prepare local 4th graders for Life’s Bumps and Bruises!

The American Red Cross needs 50 volunteers to teach basic first aid for the Basic Aid Training (BAT) program. This year, the Red Cross will teach over 1,000 students in the 4th grade in Topeka, Emporia and Manhattan schools the basics of first aid:

Check-Call-Care – responding to emergencies
Rescue Breathing – What to do when someone is not breathing
Ways to prevent and respond to choking emergencies
Prevention of wounds and first aid for wounds, nosebleeds, fractures, etc.
Prevention and emergency measures for fires and burns
Prevention and first aid for poisoning

No teaching experience is necessary and certification in CPR/AED and First aid is not required. Volunteer assignments will require daytime availability and a time commitment of at least 2.5 hours for each class. Volunteers can teach one class or more. The choice is yours. There will be a one hour training for all BAT instructors.

Contact Sharita Davis at (785) 354-9224 or davissha@usa.redcross.org for more information.

This BAT program is sponsored by the Kansas Health Foundation and the Westar Foundation.

Change a Life. Become a Champion.

Red Cross Champions are a special group of monthly supporters who put their need to give into action by helping people in crisis. They see the Red Cross at its core—ordinary people who want to be there for their neighbors when an emergency strikes, whether it is a hurricane or a heart attack.

By becoming a Red Cross Champion, you will help your neighbors—next door, across the country and around the world—and ensure the Red Cross has the resources, talent and ability it takes every day to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to life’s emergencies.

Your impact as a Red Cross Champion will be constant and unforgettable in its life-changing power. Because at the heart of the Red Cross is what lives in the hearts of all champions: The desire to help change the life of another and in the process, change your own.

Champions giving is easy and convenient. Each month, your gift will be automatically deducted from your credit card and we will send an electronic receipt for your records. The power of your Champions support provides a lasting impact that you will see throughout the year. Our Red Cross Champions FAQs are available if you have specific questions or need assistance.

Become a Red Cross Champion today and change a life, starting with your own.

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