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Red Cross Recruits Kids
posted (May 8, 2012)
Today Red Cross volunteers from around the world joined in with one another as they celebrated World Red Cross Crescent Day. As a part of the local observance, the Belize Red Cross held an Open Day to educate the public on the purpose they serve.

Those purposes were demonstrated by youngsters themselves who played a major role in today's Open Day.

According to Director General of the Belize Red Cross, Lily Bowman, young people play a critical role in helping the Red Cross.

Lily Bowman, Director General of the Belize Red Cross
"Today we are hosting an open day. It is being carried out by our abled youth volunteers; we have about 10 of them here from SJC and SCA. It's basically to take people through our offices and to tell them about our programs first hand."

"We are taking through our 7 fundamental principles - the history of the movement, the history of Belize Red Cross. We are telling them about our disaster reduction programs and activities."

"We are also telling them and showing them some skills in first aid. Those are the basic things. It's basically catering for young people since the theme this year is "Youth on the move." So we are trying to develop our young people in the Red Cross and to probably start developing a spirit of volunteers in themselves and in a way to build leadership among them."

"We have several schools dropping in today and of course we have invited the general public if they so like to come."

World Red Cross Crescent Day is being celebrated around the world under the theme " Youth on the Move".


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