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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Greater Kansas City Red Cross needs 50 full-time volunteers



The American Red Cross needs your help in recruiting volunteers. We are in the middle of a huge disaster relief effort from hurricanes Gustav and Ike that is expected to continue for some time. Nationally, there are 5,400 volunteers on the Gulf Coast, more in other disaster areas across the country, and we don’t know when another disaster will strike.


To do our part, the Greater Kansas City Chapter will recruit 50 new national disaster volunteers who are committed to being Red Cross trained and ready to be deployed for Hurricane Ike or future disasters.

There will be an informational meeting on Monday, Sept. 22, at 9 a.m. The first training session for those who have signed up will be on Wednesday, Sept. 24, starting at 9 a.m., it will be an all day session. Both meetings will be at the Greater Kansas City Chapter, 211 W. Armour Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. 64111.


More about National Disaster Volunteers:

  • Must undergo a background check
  • Must be willing to go through full Red Cross training
  • Must be available to be deployed to a disaster area for a 21-day period
  • Must be in good health
  • Should expect hardships while on assignment, including sleeping in shelters and experiencing power and water interruptions, and extreme heat and humidity
  • Gain vital experience that can be used here at home in the event of a major disaster

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