Parker
says (10:25 AM):
Hi Jeff
Jeff
says (10:25 AM):
Hi
Parker
says (10:25 AM):
What’s the Red Cross mission statement in a nutshell?
Jeff
says (10:26 AM):
The Red Cross saves lives by providing relief to disaster victims, and by helping people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
Parker
says (10:26 AM):
How do you get all that work done?
Jeff
says (10:26 AM):
Volunteers are the heart of the Red Cross. They make up about 95% of our workforce.
Jeff
says (10:27 AM):
They do everything. Respond to single-family fires, teach CPR classes, work as blood donor recruiters. Youth volunteers are huge.
Parker
says (10:27 AM):
How do you volunteer?
Jeff
says (10:27 AM):
Contact your local chapter or go to
redcross.volunteermatch.orgParker
says (10:28 AM):
What would you say to someone thinking of volunteering?
Jeff
says (10:28 AM):
BRAVO!!!
Jeff
says (10:29 AM):
It shows you care for people and want to make the world a better place.
Parker
says (10:29 AM):
“Disaster relief” sounds pretty intimidating. How often are you called into service?
Jeff
says (10:29 AM):
About two hundred times a day in the USA alone. That’s 70,000 disasters a year.
Parker
says (10:30 AM):
I was told there’d be no math.
Parker
says (10:30 AM):
What has the i’m Initiative’s support meant to the American Red Cross?
Jeff
says (10:31 AM):
Red Cross social media projects like the i’m Initiative help us reach out to new supporters and give existing supporters new ways to be involved.
Jeff
says (10:31 AM):
Plus, people who’ve chosen the Red Cross as their cause through the i’m Initiative are making a big difference when they e-mail or IM.
Jeff
says (10:31 AM):
I’d like to thank them for their support.