As a volunteer for the American Red Cross of the Tri-States, your active involvement will strengthen our chapter and allow us to better serve our area residents.

There are many volunteer opportunities. Please select the description(s) you are interested in learning more about.

Upon receiving your application, the Red Cross staff will contact you about volunteering for the chapter.

Your name:

Mailing Address:

Work Phone:

Home Phone:

Best Time to reach you:

E-mail Address (for volunteer correspondence only):

Birth Date: _

Military History (yes/no):

In case of Emergency Please Notify:

Home Phone:

Other Phone:

Place of Work:

What prompted you to volunteer for the Red Cross?

How did you hear about us?

Disaster Services

□ Become a Disaster Action Team Member (respond to local disasters).

□ Become a trained disaster volunteer who responds to national level disasters.

Education

□ Help with distribution of educational information on Disaster Preparedness.

□ Assist with the HERO’s youth program.

□ Give community presentations on Red Cross health and safety topics.

Instructor Training

□ Become a certified instructor in Water Safety.

□ Become a certified instructor in CPR and First Aid programs for your community or workplace.

□ Become a certified instructor in Babysitters Training

Fund Raising

□ Assist with disaster fund raising (distribute and collect Red Cross canisters)

□ Assist with fund raising events (assist in planning or seek sponsorships) – MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE TO SEEK SPONSORSHIPS

□ Assist with financial development (as a board member or development committee member)

Public Relations/Public Affairs

□ Design and edit publications (newsletters, brochures, etc.)

□ Assist with publicity (write press releases, send publicity materials to media outlets, etc.)

□ Become trained and help with disaster public affairs

□ Photographer (digital camera preferred)

Office/Clerical

□ Assist with various clerical duties (typing, mailing, filing)

□ Assist with data entry

□ Deliver and pick up items as needed (such as postage, workplace class materials, etc.)

□ Help out from 8:30 – 10 a.m. or 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. as a receptionist answering phones, signing for packages, labeling brochures, calling students to remind them of their classes and other various clerical duties.

Youth Volunteers (14 – 18 years of age)

□ Assist with recruiting youth volunteers for the HERO’s program.

□ Teach Basic Aid Training (BAT) classes to younger children.

□ Assist with various clerical duties (typing, mailings, filing).

□ (17 and up) Become a Certified Instructor in CPR, First Aid and/or Babysitter’s Training.