San Jose Office: 2731 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95134

1. Red Cross Newsletter Silicon Valley Chapter Youth Services San Jose Office: 2731 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95134 Morgan Hill Office: 17666 Crest Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 September 15, 2013 Liaison Meeting IN A... N U T S H E L L Officers! Our next Liaison meeting will be Friday, October 4th from 5:30 PM- 7:00 PM at the San Jose office (2731 N. First Street). +Liaison Meeting +RC website and Facebook +BAT classes + Volunteer Connection +Safekids Committees +Community Outreach Committee +Disaster Committee +VC application +International Committee RC Website & Facebook Want to know about upcoming events at the Silicon Valley Chapter? If so, be sure to check out the website (http://arcsvyouthservices.blogspot.com) and like the Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/redcross.siliconvalley) Joke of the Month BAT CLASSES Who: ALL BAT INSTRUCTORS What: Come teach Basic Aid Training class When: September 29th 11am-3:30pm Where: San Jose Red Cross Office (2731 N. First Street, San Jose CA 95134) Sign-Up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UjgKHp3M5Y0tD0ehI7PxqWolJLptN1fgWupTM33RBwo/viewform Volunteer Connection Reminder! All clubs should be registered in VC by now. Begin submitting hours, adding events and uploading files! What’s the king of all school supplies?

2. September 2013 Safe Kids Committee Important Contacts Logan Ferlito Youth Services Manager Email: Logan.Ferlito@redcross.org Phone: (408) 577-2014 NamrataChalla and Miki Rai Co-Chairs Email: namrata.challa@gmail.com Email: miki1rai@gmail.com Guneet Kaur Liaison Coordinator Email: arcsv.youthliaison@gmail.com Alex Lim and Vivian Chan Health & Safety Email: rchealthandsafety@gmail.com AnjanaTummala & MisbahSurani Community Services Coordinators Email: anjana.tummala@gmail.com Email: misbahsurani@gmail.com SravyaAngajala& Nitya Mani Fundraising Coordinators Email: rcyouthfundraising@gmail.com RaisaHaque Spirit Committee Coordinator Email: raisahaque16@gmail.com Are you interested in teaching about disaster preparedness, safety, and basic first aid to younger children? Contact rcsafekids@gmail.com to sign up to become an instructor. The training is October 6 from 9am - 12pm at the Red Cross San Jose Chapter. You can gain leadership and communication skills through this opportunity. There is also an opportunity to become part of the SafeKids Committee. For more information about the committee, contact rcsafekids@gmail.com Community Outreach Committee Do you speak a second language? Join the Community Outreach Committee! We educate the community about how to stay safe during disasters such as earthquakes and fires in local health fairs. Come to our next meeting on September 21stfrom 10-11 am. Here is the application: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-vivygRfqjBMnB0em03bDFLSEU/edit If you have questions please email sharonxschen@gmail.comor hillarynguyen@att.net. International Committee The International Committee has already held its first meeting. However, it is not too late to join! The next meeting will take place on September 22nd from 3:00-4:00pm at the Silicon Valley Chapter. This committee raises awareness about worldwide events/fundraises for international causes, and helps refugees adapt to their lives in the United States. During the next meeting, we will be brainstorming and discussing possible events for the year, such as the Refugee Stimulation, Raid Cross, Refugee Soccer Tournament, and much more! If you have any questions or would like to join, please contact Adarsh Nellore and Jialin Hu at: adarsh.nellore150@gmail.com joanna0078@live.com

3. September 2013 VC Application Important Contacts (continued) Samantha Shieh Disaster Services Coordinator Email: dragonlover.samantha@gmail.com Joanna Hu & Adarsh Nellore International Services Coordinators Email: joanna0078@live.com Email: adarsh.nellore150@gmail.com Sharon Chen and Hillary Nguyen Community Outreach Services Coordinator Email: redcrosscommunityoutreach@gmail.com Sabrina Sidhu Marketing/Publicity Coordinator Email: 15sabrinas@students.harker.org Angela Jae Youth Education Coordinator Email: angela.jae@redcross.org Jennifer Geradi Youth Services Coordinator Email: jennifer.gerardi@redcross.org Red Cross Club Volunteer Application For Youth (Under 18 years of age) Step 1: Complete your volunteer application online and create your Volunteer Connection login. Once you submit an application, you will receive an email with a link to activate your Volunteer Connection account. This link will direct you to your Volunteer Connection homepage that contains the list of next steps to complete your volunteer application. Click on the link below to start the application process: https://volunteerconnection.redcross.org/?nd=intake&entry_point_id=199&unit_id=155&logout=1 Step 2: Login in to www.volunteerconnection.orgto download the parent consent forms and submit the forms by scanning and email to logan.ferlito@redcross.org Please title the subject line in this format: "Club Member Application: Last Name, First Name, School". Step 3: Start getting involved and signing up for events that you are interested in! Disaster Committee The Disaster Committee is dedicated to raising awareness and educating the public about how to prepare and respond to natural disasters, such as fires, earthquakes and floods. We organize events like the Disaster Simulation and work with other committees for events like Kits for Kids.  We meet every other Tuesday, 7pm at Beija Flora Coffeehouse in Cupertino To join e-mail: dragonlover.samantha@gmail.com The Ruler! Happy back-to-school!