Club Meeting: 10/27/11

Here is an outline of today's meeting based off the presentation!

AMERICAN RED CROSS CLUB (10/27/11)

Club meetings are every other Thursday in Room 24 during lunch.

Announcements~

-We have moved from our former Facebook group to a Facebook page! You can "like" us for quick and easy updates and announcements for the club. See the top right-hand corner of the website.

-Our club has an official club phone number you can call (voicemail only), so if you just need to leave us a message with an inquiry about the club, feel free to call and leave your name and number so we can get back to you! Call (858) 848-7733 with your phone, or use the built-in feature in the bottom right hand corner of our website.

-Make sure that if you haven't already, fill out the TPHS ARC membership application. You are not considered an official active member of the club if we do not have your submitted form on file. <click here to fill it out> Your volunteer hours are posted online on the extended website (see "More"), and so is the Club Policy stating your requirements.

Community Service Events~

*You can sign-up for any or all of the events online using the “Event Sign-Up Form” that you can find at http://bit.ly/tprc_eventsignup. More details on every event is available on the "Upcoming Events" page.

October/November Events

- Halloween Carnival (October 28th)

• Volunteers will be help out at the booths of the carnival; all volunteer spots have been filled
• Event will take place at the Standley Recreation Center
• Coordinator: Lucy Ahn 

- Komen Race for the Cure (November 6th)

• Volunteers will be general volunteers at the race
• The race will take place in Balboa Park

- Silver Strand Half Marathon (November 13th)

• Volunteers will be general run volunteers
• The marathon will be taking place at Imperial Beach Pier Plaza
• Coordinator: Rachael Lee

- O'side Turkey Trot (November 21st, 22nd, 23rd, or 24th)

• Volunteers will help out at the run
• Run will take place at the Oceanside Civic Center, a specific date of our TPHS ARC shift has not yet been determined

December/January Events

- Sunny and Angel Save Christmas (December 10th)

• When: December 10, 2011 (Saturday), specific time depends on shift chosen
• Where: Helen Woodward Animal Center
• What:  Help with either photography, Santa and the elves, reading the Christmas story to kids, etc., depending on the shift chosen.
• Coordinator: Katharine Yang

- Big Bay Balloon Parade (December 28th)

• When: December 28, 2011 (Wednesday) from 10:00AM
• Where: Downtown San Diego
• What: Help out by participating in a parade.
• Coordinator: Katharine Yang

- Carlsbad Marathon (January 22nd)

• When: January 22, 2012 (Sunday) from 6:00AM-10:30AM
• Where: Intersection of Palomar Airport Road and Yarrow Drive in Carlsbad
• What: Help out at the water station of the marathon.

Other Volunteer Opportunities

- Blood Drive Shifts

• Volunteers work at the check-in/registration table and interact with the blood donors
• Send hours of availability to tpredcross@gmail.com to start the registration process as a volunteer at one of the upcoming blood drives

- Fall Red Cross Project - Holiday Mail for Heroes

• We'll be collecting holiday mail to send to troops overseas!
• Phase one is art supply collection, so if you have any stray art supplies sitting around at home, please bring some in for donation

- See's Candy Fundraiser

• Our club is selling See's Candies for our winter fundraising project; the highest seller will be rewarded with an awesome Red Cross prize
• Order forms are available under "Downloads" on the extended website (click "More" on the left-hand side of the website); please turn in your order forms by the end of November so all holiday candy will be delivered before winter break

- Chargers Blood Drive

• There will be a Chargers Blood Drive after school on November 22, 2011 (Tuesday) from 3:30PM to 6:30PM; we'll be working in the Entertainment Room (which is a ton of fun), and at the end volunteers receive all the free merchandise they want from the room
• This is a special event, so to sign up you must email the club president directly (contact information of all board members is available on our website)

- Partnership with TP Relief Team - fundraising for the UNICEF Tap Project

• Our club will be helping TP Relief Team with an upcoming bake sale, where money raised will go to the UNICEF Tap Project to deliver safe water to places that don't have access to any
• Baked goods collection (hours will be given for donations) will be December 2nd, while the actual bake sale (will be needing volunteers) will take place December 3rd

Extra~

Links

- Website:

http://tphsredcross.blogspot.com

- Member Applications:

http://bit.ly/tprc_memberapp

- Event Sign-Up Form:

http://bit.ly/tprc_eventsignup

-Downloads (for event registration forms and waivers):

https://sites.google.com/site/tphsarc/downloads

-Event Review Submission Form:

http://bit.ly/tprc_eventreviews

-Facebook Page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/TPHS-American-Red-Cross-Club/287662157915084

-Club Store:
http://tphsredcross.vendder.com

*You can email us at tpredcross@gmail.com!

Our next club meeting will be the 10th of November! See you there!

Thanks guys,

TPHS RED CROSS CLUB

Club Day 2011-2012: TPHS American Red Cross Club [President's Letter]

Hi everyone, 

To those that signed the interest sheet that we had today during Club Day at our booth, this does not mean you are now in the club, it only means that you are interested in receiving emails until our first club meeting, October 27th. This will be an overview email of the basic information you may want to know about the American Red Cross club at our school.

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WHAT DOES TPHS ARC DO?

It would be very surprising if some of you guys haven't heard of the American Red Cross sometime during your life. The Red Cross is a very prestigious non-profit organization that has global outreach and was founded in 1881 primarily for disaster relief.

We are another humanitarian community service club on campus, except we strive to go above and beyond because we are affiliated with the American Red Cross (something that any member should be extremely proud of) and so we do Red Cross-specific events as well. Many clubs on campus do regular community service events (helping out as volunteers at marathons, festivals, carnivals, etc.), and we do too! However, since we're the American Red Cross we're something slightly more special in the aspect that we also do Red Cross-only events (blood drives, disaster fundraisers, CPR events, etc.)!

HOW DO YOU JOIN TPHS ARC?

To join the club, you must fill out the online application, which is available <here>. When you join, you are stating that you will work hard at being an active member in the club and to uphold the honor of being a party of the American Red Cross. You are also thus agreeing to club policy, available for reading on our extended site, which is linked to <here>.

WHEN ARE MEETINGS AND HOW EXACTLY CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?

Meetings are every other Thursday in Mrs. Olson's room (Rm. 24). Our first meeting will be October 27, 2011, and if you attend this meeting a lot more information will be given out about the Red Cross and our club itself (since all of it can't possibly be typed here).

Every weekend, (or sometimes every other weekend) we have the regular community service events that were mentioned earlier. These include 5K runs that we work at the water stations for, festivals where we help out the kids that attend with arts and crafts, etc. (these are only some examples). If you sign up for the club you are not obligated to go to every single event we offer, these are just different opportunities that we give to you to help you reach your goal of hours in helping the community. When you come to club meetings, you will be able to pick and choose which events, if any, you would like to attend that week or month. Please keep in mind, however, that to be considered an actual active member, you need to meet the requirements listed on the club policy page.

WHAT ABOUT DISASTER RELIEF?

Disaster relief is a big part of what the Red Cross is known for, so naturally as a branch, we will also participate in disaster relief activities. For example, last year due to the tragic tsunami in Japan, Red Cross responded and our club alone sent more than $400 to the cause from just one fundraising event.

OTHER

We love being able to help out our community, so a significant aspect is to be able to train our members in skills needed to save lives. CPR classes with the Red Cross can reach fees of up to $70, but with our club you'll be able to learn such skills for free. 

Being an active member of the Red Cross definitely has its perks! 

If you are an extremely impressive member, you could also qualify for scholarships in the future. However, keep in mind that our club does not believe in a reward-for-volunteering policy like some other clubs may. This means that you are not in a trading business where you give your time to serve and we give you something in return. It only means that if you do a particularly good job you will have earned and deserve a reward, not that just because you worked means you should get paid in Red Cross merchandise or scholarships.

That's it for now, this email is getting really long! Everything else you need to know about the club (and more) is readily available online (at either our website, tphsredcross.blogspot.com, or on our Facebook page -- everything is linked to from our website so you should definitely start there).

Come to our next club meeting guys, I really hope to see you there!

--Katharine Yang, President

TPHS American Red Cross Club

Prudential Spirit of the Community Awards

Hi Red Cross Members!

The Prudential Spirit of the Community Awards will be your first opportunity of this school year to be recognized for your work with our American Red Cross Club! To apply, you must complete an application and then submit it to us at tpredcross@gmail.com so that we can pass it on to our Headquarters for consideration for the state level competition. Applications should be submitted before November 1, 2011.

Local honorees are chosen in early November for state-level judging, and then in February one high school student in each state will be chosen as a state honoree and will receive a cash prize of $1,000, a silver medallion, and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. for May. Runner-ups will also be chosen and receive bronze medallions, and other top candidates will receive Certificates of Excellence.

The national event is scheduled for May 5-8, 2012 in Washington, D.C., where the National Selection Committee will name America's top ten youth volunteers of the year. Each National Honoree will receive an additional $5,000, a gold medallion, a crystal trophy for display at his or her school or organization, and a $5,000 grant from The Prudential Foundation for a nonprofit, charitable organization of his or her choice.

I know that a lot of our members are very impressive and active volunteers, and not just in our club. If you've done something amazing for the community this year in terms of volunteer work, consider applying for this awards process to be recognized for all that you've done! Volunteering means giving without asking for anything in return, so just this once let yourself be rewarded for your hard work. :)

Email tpredcross@gmail.com or my personal email (katharine.e.yang@gmail.com) to ask more about this process.

--Katharine Yang, President
TPHS American Red Cross Club