How to Become a Maui Red Cross Volunteer
By Wendy Osher
The recent Japan earthquake and Pacific tsunami has created a heightened interest in disaster preparation and relief here at home.
The American Red Cross on Maui is offering free Disaster Services training beginning April 4, 2011, at their offices in Wailuku. The training schedule is as follows:
Disaster Services: An Overview | 4/4/2011 | M 5:30-8:30p | Hawaii State Chapter Maui |
Shelter Operations | 4/11/2011 | M 5:30-9p | Hawaii State Chapter Maui |
Shelter Simulation | 4/18/2011 | M 5:30-9p | Hawaii State Chapter Maui |
Disaster Services: An Overview | 5/20/2011 | F 5:30-8:30p | Kings Cathedral |
Shelter Simulation | 5/20/2011 | F 12:30-4p | Kings Cathedral |
Shelter Operations | 5/21/2011 | Sa 9a-12:30p | Kings Cathedral |
To register for classes on line, visit the following link: http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d8aaecf214c576bf971e4cfe43181aa0/?vgnextoid=58d51a53f1c37110VgnVCM1000003481a10aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default. For additional questions, call the Red Cross Maui chapter at (808) 244-0051.
The Red Cross is a non-profit humanitarian organization which provides assistance to meet the immediate emergency needs of those affected by disasters. All Red Cross assistance to disaster victims is free.
The Red Cross is not a government agency; it depends on public contributions to help others. Gifts support the lifesaving mission of the American Red Cross in individual communities, across the country and around the world.