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By Lowell Torres
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sascamed@isugw.indstate.edu
Although the month of March does not begin until Thursday, the American Humanics Student Association kicked off the American Red Cross Month two days early, with a celebration on Monday in Dede II.
The student group, which involves students in learning about non-profit organizations, tries to stay active on campus and in the community, said Derek Kendrick, a junior public relations major and president of the ISU chapter of the AHSA.
At the kick-off event, the group along with it's Terre Haute Red Cross counterpart had booths set up throughout Dede II that showed some of the ways in which the American Red Cross offers assistance and aid.
There was a booth on infant CPR, detailing the correct ways to save a choking baby. A booth profiled the Red Cross's international services working with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, which according to the Red Cross's Web site, www.redcross.org, is the world's largest humanitarian network with more than 180 national societies and more than 100 million volunteers.
A booth was set up to inform people of items and preparation needed for home disaster kits and plans and detailed some of the Red Cross disaster services for citizens by citizens.
"There's always focus on disaster plans for work and school," Kendrick said. "But barely any focus on disaster plans for the home, which leaves many people unprepared."
One of the events planned for American Red Cross Month is a Brown Bag Seminar on March 23. The seminars are aimed at informing and educating people in how to be better prepared should a disaster strike, Kendrick said.
Another event planned for the month is to provide CPR classes at a lower rate than the usual $40 the Red Cross charges for people to get certified.
"We'll offer classes for $10, but they won't be scheduled until we have sign ups and know what time is best for people," Kendrick said.
The Red Cross offers babysitting courses in addition to the CPR classes. Girls aged 11 to 13 can be certified by the Red Cross as babysitters capable of providing the first aid needed in the case of an emergency.
Features editor
sascamed@isugw.indstate.edu
Although the month of March does not begin until Thursday, the American Humanics Student Association kicked off the American Red Cross Month two days early, with a celebration on Monday in Dede II.
The student group, which involves students in learning about non-profit organizations, tries to stay active on campus and in the community, said Derek Kendrick, a junior public relations major and president of the ISU chapter of the AHSA.
At the kick-off event, the group along with it's Terre Haute Red Cross counterpart had booths set up throughout Dede II that showed some of the ways in which the American Red Cross offers assistance and aid.
There was a booth on infant CPR, detailing the correct ways to save a choking baby. A booth profiled the Red Cross's international services working with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, which according to the Red Cross's Web site, www.redcross.org, is the world's largest humanitarian network with more than 180 national societies and more than 100 million volunteers.
A booth was set up to inform people of items and preparation needed for home disaster kits and plans and detailed some of the Red Cross disaster services for citizens by citizens.
"There's always focus on disaster plans for work and school," Kendrick said. "But barely any focus on disaster plans for the home, which leaves many people unprepared."
One of the events planned for American Red Cross Month is a Brown Bag Seminar on March 23. The seminars are aimed at informing and educating people in how to be better prepared should a disaster strike, Kendrick said.
Another event planned for the month is to provide CPR classes at a lower rate than the usual $40 the Red Cross charges for people to get certified.
"We'll offer classes for $10, but they won't be scheduled until we have sign ups and know what time is best for people," Kendrick said.
The Red Cross offers babysitting courses in addition to the CPR classes. Girls aged 11 to 13 can be certified by the Red Cross as babysitters capable of providing the first aid needed in the case of an emergency.
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