RED CROSS, SEI PARTNER TO GET KIDS PREPARED
Posted: June 13th, 2011 3:21 PM
Photo/sound file: http://www.flashalertnewswire.net/images/news/2011-06/1190/45343/SEI_summer_program.JPG (Red Cross instructor Jessie White shows SEI students how to bandage an arm using first aid skills.)
For the fourth summer, hundreds of Portland students will learn life-saving skills, thanks to a collaboration between the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross and Self Enhancement, Inc. (SEI).
Starting June 27, the organizations will partner on emergency preparedness and injury prevention classes specifically designed for grades 3 through 12. While the classes are only open to SEI students, they'll take place at Ockley Green Elementary, Tubman Middle School and Benson, Jefferson and Grant High schools.
"At SEI, we believe it's our responsibility is to keep children safe," said Miki Hunnicutt, manager of Social and Life at SEI. "The Red Cross provides first aid, CPR and safety training, while having fun, teaching life skills and building strong relationships. Both SEI and the Red Cross believe in saving lives and do it with honor, integrity and respect."
Courses run through August and include lessons in Citizen or "hands-only" CPR, Emergency Preparedness and First Aid.
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In Oregon, the American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disaster every 20 hours; supplies more than 90 percent of Oregon's blood; teaches thousands of Oregonians lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization - not a government agency - and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit www.oregonredcross.org or join our award-winning blog at www.oregonredcross.org/blog.
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