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When do we start?

The beginning of the school year is a good time to enlist the help of a teacher or counselor to advise your group and to recruit members. Set a regular and convenient time (weekly, bi-monthly or monthly) to meet.

Get organized: Recruit new members (flyers, bulleting, freshman orientation, word of mouth)

Informational brochure on Red Cross Clubs - click here

Put together a club roster and have each member complete a Red Cross Youth Volunteer form

Hold an icebreaker social to bring your club closer together

Hold elections for club officers

Collect club dues (optional - for refreshments and other things)

Create club Constitution

Decide what events/projects you want to do, based on our Red Cross mission. For RED CROSS PURPOSES AND GOALS for suggested activities click here. Note there are two events that all Red Cross Clubs are required to participate in - see below.

Suggested Disaster Activities for Red Cross Clubs - click here.

How to sign up as a Red Cross Club Member

Open the link below to the Red Cross Youth Volunteer Form and enter your data online. NOTE: You must know your medical insurance plan, subscriber name and policy number in order to complete your online application, so get this information from your parents in advance. These are mandatory fields in the online application. Once you have completed entering data online, you MUST print out the downloadable form and get your parent’s or guardian’s signature on the last page. You will not be approved as a volunteer unless this signature of consent is received. Turn in only the last signed page of the form to your Red Cross Club advisor (who will then submit it to the Red Cross' Red Cross Club liaison). Any Red Cross Club adviser or member who is 18 years or older should complete the Red Cross background check. The registration form can be mailed to ARC headquarters or submitted at the Matson Beach Cleanup at Keehi Lagoon.

Required Events for all Clubs:

Matson Environmental Clean Up Day - It is mandatory for all Oahu clubs to participate in this activity because it helps pay for CPR classes for all club members. Check back soon for more details! To download and fill out the waiver click here

Hats Off for Red Cross - All club members are encouraged to participate by holding signs at various intersections on a Saturday, in March 2010, date to be advised.

Public Service Announcement created by Hawaii Pacific University. click here.

What activities do we get involved in? Activities are designed to achieve Red Cross Club goals. Your Hawaii Red Cross Chapter has a month-by-month resource list which includes many activities to choose from:

Become certified in CPR and first aid
Teach basic first aid to school children
Be trained to be part of your school disaster Shelter Team
Provide disaster preparedness presentations at schools
Participate in our annual Hats Off to the Red Cross fundraising event in March
Organize blood drives
Participate in an environmental clean up
Send cards and/or care packages to Hawaii troops overseas
Participate in the Summer Swim and Summer Buddies programs