VOLUNTEERS: WE WANT YOUR
STORIES!
 Volunteers are the backbone of
the Red Cross and we want to connect you with your fellow volunteers
plus encourage potential volunteers to join the team.
Please send in your unique volunteer story to Ericca Long along with any photos you might have. We would love to
have 100-200 words about why you volunteer for the Red Cross, and
please include your stories from events or disasters you have worked.
We will post this on the volunteer
section of the website with an eye to
starting a volunteer blog that you can directly contribute to!
And if you're on facebook or twitter, please make us a
friend or follow us! Don't forget to come to the Annual Volunteer Recognition
event!
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SPOTLIGHT ON CLASSES
View full course listings and
register
Standard First Aid with CPR-Adult
Sunday
8/16: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Sunday 9/6: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Standard
First Aid with CPR-Adult, Child and Infant
Mon 8/24 & Wed 8/26: 5:30PM-10:00PM & 6:00PM-8:30PM
First Aid & CPR/AED Challenges (for those looking to
renew certification)
Friday
8/28: 9:00 AM- 12:00PM
Babysitter Bootcamp
8/19 &
21: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
8/17: 6:00
PM - 9:00 PM
Fundamentals
of Instructor Training
Wednesday 9/9: 12:00PM - 4:30 PM
Lay
Responder First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor
8/18, 8/20,
& 8/22: Tues & Thurs 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM & Sat 8:00 AM -
6:00 PM
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RED CROSS' BACK-TO-SCHOOL HEALTH FAIRS
Red Cross to
promote health, wellness and fitness for whole family with local
exhibitors
at area malls during tax-free weekend
Local malls will surely be crowded during the upcoming tax-free weekend
as families do some back-to-school shopping and take advantage of
savings. This year, the American Red Cross of Central Texas, alongside
local vendors and service providers, will showcase health, wellness and
fitness tips for the whole family with Health Fairs at Lakeline Mall
and Barton Creek Malls.
The Red Cross booth at the Health Fairs will feature the full range of
Red Cross lifesaving courses, building a family disaster planning kit,
starting a Red Cross Club at school, and fall swine flu prevention.
Registration for the IBM Uptown Classic will be available, plus product
sales, prize drawings and giveaways. Health Fair exhibitors will
showcase demos and interactive games among many special features. The
Red Cross website features the up-to-the-minute schedule at http://www.centex.redcross.org/events/healthfair.php.
Lakeline
Mall (in front of Dillard's on lower level)
Friday,
August 21 (tax-free weekend)
12-4pm
Lakeline
exhibitors (subject to change):
Neighborhood Sports: kids' sports and activities; Schlotzsky's;
Seton Healthcare Network featuring Seton Health Plan CHIP (Children's
Health Insurance Program); Austin Adventure Boot Camp: live fitness
demos; Yoga with Zelinda: live yoga demo; Chirofit Wellness Center:
massage, postural analysis, performance enhancement demo; Is Your
Child Safe?: free safety kits; Neighborhood Harvest Project: kids'
project to plant seeds in cups for home planting; Texas Parks and
Wildlife Dept: Texas Family Outdoor Programs; also slated to attend:
Anytime Fitness
Barton Creek Mall (in front of Nordstrom on lower level)
Saturday,
August 22 (tax-free weekend)
12-4pm
Barton
Creek exhibitors (subject to change):
Endeavor
Rehab Center; Neighborhood Sports: kids' sports and activities;
Schlotzsky's; Austin Adventure Boot Camp: live fitness demos; Sun
Dragon Martial Arts; Austin Chiropractic Health Clinic: high-tech
spinal screenings; Is Your Child Safe?: free kids' kits; Austin Aztex;
Austin Toros; Austin Affiliate of Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure:
breast health information, on-site registration for November 2009 Race
for the Cure; Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept: Texas Family Outdoor
Programs; Anytime Fitness; Seton Health Plan CHIP (Children's Health
Insurance Program);
VOLUNTEER NEEDS FOR EVENT
8-10 per location; Volunteer shifts are 11a-2p and 2p-5p.
Volunteers will be asked to conduct demos, hand out information and
help with set up and tear down. Please contact volunteerservices@centex.redcross.org
for more info. Thank you!
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COMMUNITY
EVENTS
All-American Volunteer Celebration and Annual Meeting
August
23, 2009
Dell
Diamond, Round Rock
Our Central Texas Red Cross volunteers, board, and staff are as
all-American as baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie. On Sunday, August
23, we'll celebrate with all three! We'll have a short annual meeting
at 4 pm followed by an early dinner and volunteer awards. Then we'll
catch the ballgame and watch the Round Rock Express take on the Memphis
Redbirds (Game time 6:05 pm)
Please plan to join us and bring your whole family. We want to meet
them too!
PLEASE RSVP to Amber Cooney at acooney@centex.redcross.org or (512) 928-4271 by November 17.
This is critical so we can coordinate tickets and meal orders. Please
send us your name and the number of people attending. We will assume
you are attending the game unless you tell us otherwise.
bettysport LIVE SIDEWALK FAIR AND
BLOCK PARTY
Saturday, August 29, 10am-2pm
916 W 12th St
Visit bettysport
We're cooking up tons of fun with bettysport product showcases,
pilates, training and injury prevention demos for runners from Castle
Hill Fitness, CPR demos, free chair massages by Kate of Austin
Bodyworker, a nutrition talk "Let Food Be Your Medicine"
by Deirdre Earls, MBA, RD, LD, refreshments by Food For Fitness Café,
PLUS a live DJ! And, you can register for the IBM Uptown Classic!
Featuring prizes from Ace Custom Tailors, Austin Java, Castle Hill
Fitness, and MUCH MUCH MORE! See
the full event listing.
Diez y Seis Festival
September 15, 2009, 6- 10pm
Mexican
American Culture Center (MACC), 600 River, on the banks of Lady Bird
Lake
We're delighted to be a part of this festival celebrating Mexican
Independence Day in 1810. There will be food, drinks, music, and lots
of terrfic vendors.
Rogue Equipment in-store event
Saturday, September 19, 12pm-3pm
500 San
Marcos
Visit
Rogue
Details to come soon!
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PRODUCT
OF THE MONTH
Deluxe Personal First Aid Kit: BUY NOW FOR ONLY $9.95 +
shipping
The Deluxe
Personal First Aid Kit contains essential items to help you be prepared
for minor injuries. This kit contains 66 latex-free pieces to treat
cuts, scrapes and minor pain. Its convenient carrying case makes it
perfect for the home, office and car.
Contents Include:
(3) Patch plastic bandage, 1-1/2" x 1-1/2"
(10)
Adhesive plastic bandage, 1" x 3"
(20)
Adhesive plastic bandage, 3/4" x 3"
(5) Junior
plastic bandages, 3/8" x 1/2"
(1) Knuckle
fabric bandage
(1)
Fingertip fabric bandage
(2) Elbow
and knee plastic bandage, 2" x 4"
(4) Gauze
dressing pad, 3" x 3"
(1)
Conforming gauze roll bandage, 3"
(1) Cloth
first aid tape roll, 1" x 5 yd.
(4)
Antiseptic cleansing wipe (sting free)
(2)
Chewable aspirin tablet, 81 mg ea.
(2) Triple
antibiotic ointment pack, 0.5 g ea.
(1)
Hydrocortisone cream pack, 0.9 g ea.
(2) Hand
sanitizer pack, 0.9 g ea.
(1) First
aid tape roll, 1/2" x 10 yd.
(1)
American Red Cross First Aid Guide
(1)
American Red Cross First Aid Kit Card
(2) Latex
free vinyl gloves
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2009 IBM
UPTOWN CLASSIC
The race
hits streets in less than 70 days! Come out to get your run on and
support the American Red Cross of Central Texas at the same time. This
year is better than ever with a terrific goodie bag featuring
items from the Butler Community School, Austin Adventure Boot Camp,
Tacodeli and MUCH MORE! (plus special prizes for the first 100
people to register) and a Kids' Race! Read the full event listing.
When:
Sunday, October 18, 2009, 8am
Location:
IBM and The Domain
$30 registration fee before October 14
REGISTER NOW!
IBM Blue
Streak Kids Fun-Run (1K)
Saturday,
October 17, 2009, 6pm
Terra
Nova Park, 11501 Burnet Road
$12 registration fee
Register for the Kids' Race!
VOLUNTEER
NEEDS FOR EVENT
To become
one of our corps of 250 volunteers for this event, please contact volunteerservices@centex.redcross.org.
Roles range from water stops, parking lot attendant, packet pick up stuffer,
and more!
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RECENT APARTMENT POWER OUTTAGE
Last Friday, August 7, the power went off at the Travis Park Apartments
- not a good thing when the temperatures are well above 100 degrees.
Marcia and Fred Marks responded with the ERV (our Emergency Response
Vehicle) along with Tim Garland, with coolers of ice, and water, as
well as stuffed animals for the kiddoes. The City of Austin also sent
an air-conditioned Cap Metro bus to the scene. There were a number of
elderly among the 200+ residents, and this situation was especially
dangerous for them. Power was restored by late afternoon but our
volunteers were superb in stepping in to help keep people safe. Visit our website
to learn more about food safety in a power outtage
and how to prepare for a heatwave.
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