Students Train to be Red Cross Leaders!

Newton, January 22, 2009 – The Sussex County Chapter of the American Red Cross proudly acknowledges the 22 students who took time out from their three day Martin Luther King holiday weekend to learn how to become Leaders/Presenters of American Red Cross programs! Chapter volunteers, Jackie Cascio and Danielle Cascio trained the students on presenting Scrubby Bear and WHALES Tales programs. Scrubby Bear is a personal hygiene presentation designed to teach children that infection and illness can be combated through frequent hand washing. WHALES Tales teaches children about safe behaviors in, on and around the water in a class room setting. Both programs are designed to be instructed to children from pre-school to first grade.

Students in attendance included many members from Newton High School’s Red Cross Club as well as two Boy Scouts from Troop 150 in Sparta. If you are a teacher who would like to have the students come present this program to your class please contact Lauren at 973-579-1600 or email lgill@sussexredcross.org. For additional information on this and other Red Cross programs visit www.sussexredcross.org or call 973-579-1600.

The American Red Cross is a non-profit organization that shelters, feeds and counsels victims of disasters; provides nearly half of the nation's blood supply; teaches lifesaving skills; and supports military members and their families. The American Red Cross is a charity, not a government agency, and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its humanitarian mission. For additional information visit www.sussexredcross.org.