Suggestions for this club I'm making

[btpayne13]

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I am planning to start a Red Cross Club at my high school. I got permission from my local Red Cross coordinator to form one, and now I just need to find a host teacher and get permission from the principal, as well as get four or five students to start the club. I'll be brainstorming with my friends what we should do in the club, but I'd like some suggestions on what would be good to do in a club like this. We plan to focus on health-related activities and issues, including hospital volunteerism, but we need a lot more ideas.

 

[btpayne13]

Bump. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[loveoforganic]

CPR cert, shelter operations cert

 

[clairbear]

The health club at my school held blood drives and did a Relay for Life.

Here's another thread-
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=660280&highlight=health+club

 

[skierbum]

My advice: look at this link 1st.

http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3277


Their top person makes 500k a year-way more than the average joe. Donations shouldn't be going to high salaries.

That being said, I would make your club more broad. Have a Health club or a disaster relief club, then you could donate to a number of disasters/a larger variety of activities and attract more students.

 

[RedRaider19]

I agree with skierbum, in that you should consider creating a more broad organization, such as a Health Club. Blood drives are always popular and in demand, disaster relief drives are usually easy to help with as well. Also, if you live in a larger city or area you should look into organizations such as The Ronald McDonald House and similar organizations. Programs like the Ronald McDonald house usually have volunteer work you can do, rather than begging people to donate money. It wouldn't hurt to contact your local hospital(s) and talk to a volunteer coordinator. They can probably find things you can help with, or point you to organizations that can.
Good luck with your club!