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Countries/States Served:
IA
People Utilized or Employed:
Trainable Volunteers
Types of Students Allowed:
Medical Students, Premedical Students, Dental Students, Predental Students, Nursing Students, Prenursing Students, Pharmacy Students, Prepharmacy Students, Veterinary Students, Preveterinary Students, Optometry Students, Preoptometry Students |
Program Length:
Short Term (Less than 1 month) and Long Term (Greater than 1 month)
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Current Volunteer Opportunities (Unpaid Positions)
Volunteer Instructors needed for
More than 1 year
Opportunity Description:
Help teach CPR, First Aid, Babysitting, Swimming, and Disaster Courses.To become an instructor you will need to :1) Contact the Loess Hills Chapter and complete an Application for Authorization to Teach Form. A current basic level course certificate for the course you are interested in teaching is recommended.2) Take Fundamentals of Instructor Training. This four-hour course is a prerequisite to all Red Cross instructor specialty courses. It is designed to offer potential Red Cross instructors an opportunity to become familiar with the services of the American Red Cross, as well as basic teaching techniques. 3) Sign up for Instructor Training for the classes which you are interested in teaching.
Total Number of Volunteers Needed:
15
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Mission Statement: (See Web Site For Updated Information)
Mission Statement:
A humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.
The Loess Hills Chapter has been proudly serving Southwest Iowa for 87 years. Our region includes: Mills, Pottawattamie, Fremont, Page, Montgomery, Harrison, Crawford and Carroll counties. We respond to an average of 45 fires each year, assisting approximately 50 families with basic recovery support services of food, clothing, and shelter, as well as referrals to community agencies and crisis counseling. Almost 4,000 units of blood are collected in a years time which yields 17,000 different blood products We assist the Armed Forces Emergency Services by relaying more than 140 urgent messages to military personnel from their families every year. We also provide financial assistance to help families in crisis pay rent and utilities. And we deliver nutritious meals to over 190 of our elderly neighbors, six days a week through the Meals-On-Wheels Program.
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