Milford chronicle., 1962-10-26
Red Cross School
Enrolment To Start
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young people in a humanitarian
service providing a variety of good
citizenship building activities on
local community, national and in
ternational levels.
A total of 42,613 students were
enrolled in the program in the
f1961-1962 school year.
Red Cross DER will maintain
close working relationships with
educators planning elementary,
Junior and senior high school and
college Red Cross programs which
can best serve the broad communi-
ty.
programs for young people in
Red Cross are so designed h t
the goals in community service aid
youth in achieving their goals in
education" Mrs. Phillips and Mrs.
Zurkow said in a joint statement.
Correlation between service ac-
tivities and educational programs
will be provided for college stu
dents as we'll as for Junior Red
Cross and High School Red Cross
members"
Aiding people in need is job
of the Red Cross" the two Red
Cross leaders declared. "A stu
dent can do his or her part in
coming to the help of other young
people when disaster strikes, ex-
change albums with friends in the
schools of other countries, make
articles to cheer patients in hos
pitfalls and other institutions, and
take part in variety of other ac-
tivities which will help a young
person grow into a good adult.
MANY of the High School Red
Gross and Junior Red Cross pro-
grams are part of regular school
work; others are carried into the
community, giving additional
meaning to classroom study"
Mrs. Hope E. Nellie, director of
the state Red Cross DER, said
more than 200 teacher-sponsors in
Delaware will guide the students
in the elementary school projects.
Observation-Disclosures and student
coordfnators, who will direct the
program in the secondary schools,
have held preliminary meetings in
preparation for an intensive solici-
tation effort.
Among community projects stu
dents throughout Delaware have
undertaken is volunteer work for
hospital and institution patients,
providing new avenue of service
for the state Red Cross chapter.
During the past summer, a total
of III students served 11,099 vol
unteer hours in II hospitals and
institutions. Their services cover
ed a vast range of activities, in
Guiding working in the laborator-
les and clinics, feeding patients,
carrying out therapy procedures
and aiding in recreational and en-
tertainment projects.
Among the Junior Red Cross and
High School Red Cross activities
are:
The gift box program, in which
schools prepare and send small,
colorful boxes filled with articles
ranging from toys to health items.
The school chest program
through which needed school and
health supplies are sent by Ameri-
can high school students to young
people in other. lands. VIII ose
schools have been disrupted by
wars or disasters.
The school album program,
which tells through drawings,
photographs and essays the life
and activities of the towns in
which American youngsters live.
Members provide services to the
armed forces, to veterans hos
pitals and Institutions by produc-
ing menu covers, tray favors and
other comfort and recreational
items and holiday decorations.
The Juniors also take part in a
variety of programs at the Red
Cross Chapter House, 910 Gilpin
Avenue, which includes first aid
and water safety, disaster, home
and staff aide service.
The chimpanzee is considered