Celebrate Our Volunteers!

What do we call people that, with willing hearts, give to their community week after week, year after year, expecting nothing in return? We call them volunteers.

At the Tippecanoe County Chapter, more than 350 volunteers know the satisfaction of helping others. They know Magic Johnson was right when he said, “You’re the only one who can make the difference.”

Red Cross volunteers save the day. They provide a place to stay and emotional support when their neighbors are faced with a home fire or other disaster. They teach lifesaving safety courses such as first aid, CPR, babysitting and care giving. Volunteers connect military families, work at blood drives, and, in general, take the actions needed to provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.

April 18-24 is National Volunteer Week, a time to recognize the selfless gifts of time, money and blood the Red Cross has received from the citizens of Tippecanoe, Benton and Carroll counties. THANK YOU. Without your gifts we could not fulfill the Red Cross mission.

National Volunteer Week is also a time to invite you to join us. If you are not a volunteer, give the Red Cross a try. Red Crossers are people who are trained to perform extraordinary acts in the face of emergencies. Right now we especially need people who would enjoy driving veterans to their out of town medical appointments or serve on our Disaster Action Teams, responding to local emergencies. If you are interested in becoming a Red Cross volunteer, please fill out our application form under the Volunteer tab.

Amy M. Harrold
Volunteer Services Director