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 October 14th, 2013 Red Cross Holiday Fundraiser See’s Candy and Red Cross Zip Kits Turn in a check and order form by the December liaison meeting and receive candy in time for the holidays! A few notes: 1. All forms need to be in by 5:30 on Friday12/6 (We will not accept late forms)2. Turn in one check per order form - no cash please! 3. Put your phone number, email, and school on the form, so we can let you know when the candy gets here and if there is an error. Order forms are attached to this email. Happy candy-and-kit-selling and thanks for supporting us! IN A... N U T S H E L L +Red Cross Holiday Fundraiser +Halloween Movie Night + Kits 4 Kids +Buttons! +BAT Class Instructor training +Committee +VC application +YDAT +Veteran’s day HALLOWEEN MOVIE NIGHT Halloween Movie Night on October 26th! Watch a movie, eat popcorn, & get hours, & most importantly have fun!! Halloween Movie Night on October 26th! Watch a movie, eat popcorn, & get hours, & most importantly have fun!! https://volunteerconnection.redcross.org/?nd=m_group_events-reserve&group_id=1375&event_id=13330 KITS FOR KIDS Kits 4 Kids looking for materials to assemble comfort kits for distribution. We're looking for: Hand SanitizerToothbrushes Band-aidsAA or AAA batteries Granola bars  Flashlights Please bring all collected supplies to Liaison Meetings – first Friday of every month. Joke of the Month BUTTONS! We will be selling Red Cross buttons at the next Liaison meeting for the officers to sell. If your club is interested in buying some, we will be selling each button for 10 for $5 or 20 for $10. Please make sure to pass the word to the officer who will be attending the Liaison meeting. If you have any questions feel free to email anjana.tummala@gmail.com or misbahsurani@gmail.com. Why did the ants dance on the jam jar?

2. October 2013 BAT Instructor Training 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 After you attend this course, you will be able to teach any BAT Class you'd like. Remember that this will be the only one this semester, so sign up now! Who: EVERYONE! When: October 20th 11:00am-3:30 pm Where: San Jose Red Cross Chapter (2731 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95134 ) **Please remember to bring your own lunch. You will not be excused during the lunch break to buy food. Here is the link to sign up:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Dkcfj4_b6V_tPEA8d7V4oWpTXriVLfOCavigNvtBohE/viewform Also, here's a little video talking about what will be happening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFvDMtmTNyw Committee updates Community outreach: 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 October 19th from 1:30-2:30pm at the Starbucks in Bay Club (10101 N Wolfe Rd)! Email - redcrosscommunityoutreach@gmail.com Disaster: Help getting our community ready for the next big one! Next Meeting is October 22nd at 7pm at BeijaFlor Cafe in Cupertino. Email - rcdisastercommittee@gmail.com Spirit: Do you like to plan parties? Than Spirit is the committee for you. Meetings are 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. Next meeting is 10/20 to plan Halloween Movie Social. Email raisahaque16@gmail.com for more information. Safekids: Are you interested in teaching about disaster preparedness and safety to children? You can gain leadership and communication skills through this opportunity. Join the Safe Kids Committee - you will be able to schedule and teach classes at different schools. Interested? Email - rcsafekids@gmail.com International: The next international committee meeting will take place on October 27th, 2013 from 3:00pm-4:00pm at the Silicon Valley Chapter. We will begin organizing for the Refugee Stimulation.  Email - rcinternationalservices@gmail.com

3. September 2013 Important Contacts (continued) Samantha Shieh Disaster Services Coordinator Email: rcdisastercommittee@gmail.com Joanna Hu & Adarsh Nellore International Services Coordinators Email: rcinternationalservices@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 Jennifer Geradi Youth Services Coordinator Email: jennifer.gerardi@redcross.org Volunteer Application 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 towww.volunteerconnection.org to download the parent consent forms and submit the forms by scanning and email to youthservicessvc@redcross.org or mail to 2731 North First Street, San Jose 95134. If sending by email, please title the subject line in this format: "Club Member Application: Last Name, First Name, School". If sending by mail, please write your school name on the top of the forms. Step 3: Start getting involved and signing up for events that you are interested in! YDAT (youth Disaster Action Team) Are you interested in helping local families after a disaster? YDAT is your chance to help respond to local disasters in the Santa Clara county. All YDAT members must be 16 or older and attend Client Casework on October 26 from 8am – 5pm at San Jose office. If you are interested joining YDAT, please email YouthServicesSVC@redcross.org to sign up for the 10/26 class and for more information. Veteran’s day Do you want the opportunity to show your pride for the Red Cross and showcase your patriotism? This year, the Silicon Valley Red Cross chapter will be part of the 93rd annual Veteran's Day Parade to be held in Downtown San Jose on November 11, 2013starting @ 11:00 AM. Click here to attend: http://tinyurl.com/vcveteran If you have any questions feel free to email anjana.tummala@gmail.com or misbahsurani@gmail.com. Because it said “Twist to open”