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.
-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:
- Member Applications:
- Event Sign-Up Form:
-Downloads (for event registration forms and waivers):
*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
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