Red Cross Bilingual (Spanish-Speaking) Volunteer Group Moving Forward!

Second Information Session To Be Held In Wilmington On February 22nd.

Wilmington, DE, February 15, 2007: L ast week’s Red Cross Information Session at Delaware Technical & Community College in Dover, which was attended by 19 interested residents of Kent and Sussex counties, resulted in a pledge by the group to take training and be active in the Latin community as Red Cross ambassadors, disaster relief workers, CPR instructors and fundraisers.

Language challenges can waste precious time when disaster strikes. Non-English speaking residents also need to learn life-saving skills such as CPR, First Aid and Emergency Preparedness, to help prevent emergencies. These are just some of the ways that bilingual) volunteers can help the local Red Cross.

The Red Cross is ready to train bilingual (Spanish-speaking) volunteers to help its Disaster Action Teams take care of local families left homeless by fires or floods. Also needed are CPR/First Aid instructors who can teach families life-saving skills in Spanish. In addition, Spanish-speaking volunteers are needed in so many other areas; disaster preparedness, public affairs, fundraising, community education, and Spanish-speaking translators are always needed.

A second Information Session for New Castle County residents will be held at the American Red Cross offices at the Community Services Building in Wilmington on February 22, 2007. This session will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please contact Sarah Gilmour at (302) 472-6260 or 1-800-777-6620, extension 6260 or sgilmour@redcrossdelmarva.org to register.

Please consider taking action with the Red Cross in 2007 – as a volunteer!