Red Cross to hold recruitment meeting for disaster volunteers
The American Red Cross will offer its Shelter Operations course on Saturday, March 16 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Shady Grove United Methodist Church, 1675 Harold Patterson Road, Dandridge, TN.The public is invited to attend and learn how to become involved in the continuing Red Cross volunteer efforts in the local community. Red Cross Disaster Action Team (DAT) members are trained to help their neighbors by responding to fire calls, learning to operate a community shelter when people are displaced from their homes and more.
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or join our blog at http://blog.redcross.org.
