10/12/2014

General Meeting Minutes 10/6/14


We are more than blood drives!

CPR/First Aid Certification
  • ·         Use club funds to certify club members?

Club T-shirts
  • ·      Set up a committee
  • ·      Design competition
  • ·      Email redcross@nd.edu if interested in the committee
  • ·      Pre-order?

Delete Blood Cancer: bone marrow drive
  • ·      One or two day event?
  • ·      Tentative date: November

“Vaccinate a Village”: idea from another university
  • ·      Measles and Rubella Initiative
  • ·      Fundraiser ideas?

o   Domer dollars
o   Chipotle gift card raffle
o   Bake sale
Welcome Sue Gulley
  • ·      St. Joseph county Red Cross Chapter rep
  • ·      9th year
  • ·      promote campus-community relations
  • ·      DAT lifetime opportunities

o   E.g. Ebola volunteers abroad
  • ·      Family reunification: one of the goals of the chapter
  • ·      National Initiative: Home Fire Preparedness Campaign

o   Goal: in 5 years reduce deaths by home fires by 25%
o   Prevention is the key: fire alarms
o   Project Safe: October 18th in South Bend
§  Goal: 3,000 households receive fire safety info, smoke alarms and installation
§  Need volunteers!!
§  9 AM
  • ·      Mobile Apps

o   Blood Drives
§  Get involved early, make it a habit
o   Tornado App
o   Earthquake App
o   Hurricane App
o   First Aid App