Chapter Annual
Meeting and Volunteer Recognition "Luau"
Monday,
June 9, 2008 at 6:00 PM at the VFW on
Second Street
Mark
your calendars now!
Awarding
of volunteer pins; blood donors; Exceptional Volunteer(s) and Volunteer of the
Year; Year-end reports; financial report; election of Board of Directors members
and officers.
Watch for your invitation!
You can support the Red Cross with the purchases you make everyday!
A percentage of sales from
each of these products will support the American Red Cross.
American Red
Cross Disposable Medical Exam Gloves
Purchase at the following retail outlet(s): Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, BJ’s,
Target and a host of grocery stores
American
Red Cross Infant Care Products
Purchase at the following retail outlets: Babies R’ Us and Target
American
Red Cross Emergency Radios
Purchase at the following retail outlet(s): Brookstone, Best Buy, JC
Penney, Radio Shack, Bed Bath & Beyond, Circuit City,
The Sharper Image, and Walgreens
American
Red Cross Emergency Preparedness kits
Purchase at the following retail outlet(s): CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid
American
Red Cross Hand Sanitizer
Purchase at the following retail outlet(s): Wal-Mart, Babies-R-Us and
drugstore.com
American
Red Cross Family Caregiving Guide
Purchase at the
following retail outlet(s): Visit
www.staywell.com
for ordering information.
American
Red Cross T-Shirts
Purchase at the following retail outlet(s): Target
COMING
SOON! American Red Cross Auto Safety Kits
Purchase at the following retail outlet(s): Visit
www.amazon.com
for ordering information.
January
Bloodmobile Statistics
Goals Units
American Legion
15
12
Capital Plaza Tower
25
30*
Centralized Lab.
30
32*
Environmental Protection
75
81*
Buck
Run Baptist Church
25
28*
Cabinet for Health Services
45
34
Libraries & Archives
25
22
Capital Complex East
25
20
First
City Complex
45
47*
Quebecor World (Vers.)
25
14
Chapter House Fixed Sites
100
117*
TOTALS
435
437*
We collected
100.5% of April’s goal.
19 volunteers worked
143 hours at bloodmobiles in
April.
*Site made or
exceeded goal.
Volunteers Needed
Disaster
Action
Team volunteers are needed to
respond to local disasters that happen when the Chapter is closed. Volunteers
must complete training and then will be scheduled to carry the after-hours pager
a week at a time.
Depending on the number of volunteers; it may only
be once every six weeks.
There will be DAT training on
Tuesday, May 22, 4:00 – 6:00 PM.
For
more information or to register, call the Chapter office at
502-223-1795
Service
to Armed Forces after-hours military caseworkers are
needed to respond to emergency communications requests from military personnel
and their families on nights and weekends.
Volunteers must complete training and will be scheduled to carry the
after-hours pager a week at a time.
There will be a training session at the Chapter on Tuesday, May 29, 4:00 –
6:00 PM.
For more information or to register, call the Chapter
office at
502-223-1795
Lay Responder First
Aid/CPR/AED Instructor Class
Tuesday – Friday, June 24 – 27,
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM each day
Price - $175 (no discounts)
Must be
pre-registered and pre-paid to attend
Call the Chapter
at 502-223-1795 for an Application
to Teach (required) and a registration form.
Chapter Position
Financial and Administrative Associate
Knowledge of basic bookkeeping practices. Knowledge of computer accounting
preferred. Good organizational skills. Self-starter with attention to detail
and deadlines.
Good customer services skills.
Full-time:
(7:30 AM – 4:00 PM).
Send resumes to: Attn: Chapter
Position, 318 Washington Street,
Frankfort, KY 40601.
2008 House Bill 139
Becomes Law
On
March 9, 2007 the Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross put
forth a resolution approving 16-year-olds as an eligible blood donor group.
Governor
Steve Beshear signed 2008 House Bill
139 into law on April 7, 2008
to allow any minor sixteen years of age or older, with permission of a parent or
legal guardian, to donate blood in a voluntary blood program not operated for
profit.
Effective mid-summer, we look forward to welcoming this new blood donor
group in future high school and community blood drives!
DISASTER SERVICES
The
Governor of Arkansas issued a state of emergency for affected areas after the
tornadoes tore through the
state on May 2 causing 7 deaths. Red
Cross quickly responded opening shelters and providing mass care.
Facts at a Glance - Arkansas Tornadoes as of 05-04-08
Meals and Snacks Served Nearly
600
Emergency Response Vehicles Deployed 4
Shelters Opened
2
Shelter Overnight Stays
20
You can be part of
nationwide disaster response by enrolling in the Disaster Services
Human Resources system; taking training courses and
making yourself available to deploy for a 3-week assignment.
Take your first course (Introduction
to Disaster Services) self-study online by visiting
www.redcross.org and click on Disaster
Services>Spotlight>Take the Introduction to Disaster Services Course.
Contact the Chapter at 502-223-1795 or 800-578-4904 for
more information.
Fulfilling Our
Mission
Monday, June 16, 6:00 –
9:00 PM
The purpose of
this course is to enable participants to translate their care and compassion
into community action, through a uniform message. The participants will be able
to assess how to use their skills and abilities to strengthen the capacity of
both the community and the Red Cross to better serve people affected by
disaster. This class is a pre-requisite to many other disaster courses.
Pre-register by calling 502-223-1795
or 800-578-4904.
National CPR/AED Awareness Week is June 1 – 7
To celebrate the
first National CPR/AED Awareness week, the Franklin County Chapter will
partner with the Franklin County Health Dept. to train
the community in Adult CPR/AED.
For that week only, the cost will be $20/person (regular price is
$39). Local teen Matt Spicer
will be on hand at each class to share his story of survival thanks to an
AED device. Classes will be
held at the Red Cross at 318 Washington St.
on
Monday, June 2, 5:30
– 9:45 PM
Thursday, June 4,
4:30 – 8:45 PM
The final class
will be at the Public Health Center on the East-West Connector on
Saturday, June 7, 9:00 AM – 1:15 PM.
New Product Available from the
Chapter
Family Caregiving
is a quick reference
guide with a companion DVD to assist individuals to care for an elderly or
chronically ill loved one, learn basic caregiving skills and how to reduce
stress and balance the demands of work and home. The
book is tabbed to allow quick and easy access to critical information,
and includes charts for recording vital signs and medications. Plus, the
DVD will help caregivers master skills such as positioning and
transferring a loved one by watching healthcare experts in action. Topics
include: Home safety; Caregiving skills; Body mechanics; Personal care; Healthy
eating; Caring for the caregiver; Legal and financial issues;
Dementia; and Caregiving resources. The price is
$24.95 for the set. Call the Chapter
to order.

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Harold Canon |
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Raymond Carter |
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