By Gordon Williams Red Cross volunteer Shivani Jayaprakasam says that what triggered her passion for teaching disaster preparedness was being stranded in Japan three years ago, while Typhoon Jongdari pounded the country. Shivani and her parents had stopped over in Tokyo en route to a visit to grandparents in India. “I saw how unprepared people … Continue reading How Shivani Jayaprakasam became a Red Cross youth volunteer
High School students map the world with their Red Cross Club
Kiran Mitra, a sophomore, and her brother Kaustav, a freshman are part of the Red Cross club at The Overlake School By Ray Lapine On any Saturday, members of the Red Cross Club at The Overlake School in Redmond WA can almost literally touch another part of the world to help victims of disasters that … Continue reading High School students map the world with their Red Cross Club
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