Food Pantry (high school)
Help out at our Branch Office in Wallingford unloading food from the van, putting away and packing bags for clients.  

Photo: Red Cross Youth volunteer helps an older woman carry a food bag at the local food pantry.

Comfort Kits (all ages)
Comfort kits are provided to clients who have been affected by a fire or large-scale disaster. The kit includes travel-size items such as soap, comb, deodorant, etc.

Photo: Winter flood victims start their recovery with Red Cross cleanup kits.

Blood Drives (high school)
Red Cross is the sole supplier of blood in Connecticut hospitals. You can help at blood drives by becoming a receptionist, serving refreshments, or providing general assistance.

Photo: Red Cross volunteer working at a Blood drive.

Measles Initiative (all ages)
Each year, a disease barely remembered by most Americans kills nearly one million children, a half million of those in Africa alone. This is an International effort to help vaccinate 200 million children and prevent 1.2 million childhood deaths caused by measles in Africa.

Before the Measles Initiative In Guinea, Africa , measles killed more children than AIDS, it killed more children than tuberculosis, and it killed more children than malnutrition.

The South Central Chapter offers a variety of ideas & projects to help raise funds for this youth campaign.  

Photo: The National Youth Campaign involves young people in the United States in saving lives of their peers in Africa. Gregory Pendergast, whose school participated in, and raised money for this campaign, accompanied the group on this trip to Africa. More information

Fundraising Events (adolescents)
Volunteer at South Central Chapter special fundraising events such as

• The Trail of Terror
• The Antiques and Collectibles Sale
• The Silent/ Live Auction  

Photo: Sonia Bawa, a fourteen-year-old volunteer from Fort Collins, Colorado, has been conducting various fundraisers for the Red Cross since the September 11th tragedies, playing a part in raising more than $1,400 for Afghanistan relief efforts and for the Measles Initiative.