Denise Nordell: Red Cross could use your help this holiday season, all year
The American Red Cross is in urgent need of volunteers to serve in a variety of roles throughout Stanislaus County. Disaster responders are needed to respond to home fires, which occur every 8 hours in our region. Fire prevention volunteers are needed to install smoke detectors in 700 homes in the next six months. Also needed are volunteers for general office work, volunteer intake and orientation, first aid, service to the Armed Forces and emergency preparedness education – including the Red Cross Pillowcase Project, which delivers presentations to local school children. All volunteers receive Red Cross volunteer training. Some duties can even be performed at home. I encourage people to consider giving the gift of time this holiday season and beyond. Visit RedCross.org/GoldCountry and click on “Volunteer with Us.”
Denise Nordell, Modesto
This story was originally published December 15, 2016 at 10:43 AM with the headline "Denise Nordell: Red Cross could use your help this holiday season, all year."