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American Red Cross 

2008 National Youth Institute 

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Friday, May 30 – Sunday, June 1 

St. Louis, Missouri

Welcome to the 2008 

National Youth Institute. 

The power of youth volunteerism is immeasurable. You make up almost onethird 

of American Red Cross volunteers, but your true value comes from the 

contributions you make toward fulfilling the Red Cross mission. 

This year, our own National Youth Council was recognized nationally 

and internationally for making a difference here and now. The National 

Youth Council received the Norman R. Augustine Award from National 

Headquarters and the Together for Humanity Award from the International 

Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. 

Have you read about Hope Kostensky, a youth volunteer with the Summit 

County Chapter in Akron, Ohio? Hope put together a pancake breakfast 

that raised $2,101 for the Measles Initiative – enough to purchase vaccines 

for more than 2,600 children. 

You may have seen Krysta Mizner, a volunteer from the Catawba Valley 

Chapter in Hickory, North Carolina, encouraging college students to donate 

blood on mtvU. Krysta created an episode for MTV’s Cause Effect series, 

and the series was just nominated for an Emmy. 

Youth volunteers had another breakthrough when the International 

Humanitarian Service Award was given to Mat Morgan, Vice Chair of the 

National Youth Council. This is the first time an individual Red Cross youth 

volunteer has received a national award not specifically designated for youth. 

Every Red Cross youth and young adult volunteer holds a great deal of 

power – all you have to do is release it. Make an impact today. 

Kate Forbes 

National Chair of Volunteers 

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helpful hint: 

• the american red cross p. 2 

• schedule at-a-glance p. 3 

• doubletree hotel map p. 3 

Use the My Notes section 

to write down your 

expectations for NYI, jot 

down notes and contact 

info during sessions, and 

remember what info to 

apply at your home unit. 

• networking tips p. 13 

• next steps p. 13 

• fun st. louis facts p. 14 

• presenter bios p. 18 

• 2008 nyi planning team contacts p. 23 

• thank yous p. 23 

for your reference: 

When reading session descriptions, 

the General and Social sessions and 

events are for everyone. Workshops 

are customized for Youth and Young 

Adult Volunteers and for Youth Directors 

and Advisors. 

friday may 30 

saturday may 31 

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sunday june 1 

• pre-nyi notes p. 15 

• workshop notes p. 15 

• contact notes p. 16-17 

• post-nyi notes p. 17 

p. 2 

p. 4 

p. 6 

p. 10 

p. 12 

p. 15 

p. 18 

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booklet design by Justin Lam, Secretary, National Youth Council

the american red cross 

Mission Statement: The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers, 

guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International 

Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disasters and help people 

prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. 

The Red Cross Movement was founded 

in 1863 by Swiss businessman Henri 

Dunant. After learning of the Red Cross 

Movement during a trip to Europe in the 

1870s, Clara Barton brought the idea to 

America and founded the American Association 

of the Red Cross on May 21, 

1881 in Washington, DC. 

Today, the American Red Cross 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 Red Cross is a charitable 

organization—not a government agency— 

and depends on volunteers and the 

generosity of the American public to 

perform its humanitarian mission. 

The International Red 

Cross and Red Crescent 

Movement 

The Seven Fundamental Principles of 

the International Red Cross and Red 

Crescent Movement are: 

Humanity 

Impartiality 

Neutrality 

Independence 

Voluntary Service 

Unity 

Universality 

The American Red Cross is one of 186 

Red Cross and Red Crescent societies 

around the world. These national societies 

work together on a number of issues 

under the International Federation of 

Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 

(IFRC). The International Committee of 

the Red Cross (ICRC), a separate organization, 

helps protect victims of war 

and internal violence in a neutral and 

impartial way. 

The three emblems of the International 

Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement 

are the red cross, the red crescent 

and the red crystal. 

Youth Involvement 

The American Red Cross has involved 

youth and young adults in its lifesaving 

work as volunteers, blood donors, 

fundraisers and financial donors since 

1881. Recognizing the importance of 

youth contributions, President Woodrow 

Wilson created the Junior Red Cross on 

September 15, 1917, greatly increasing 

the young volunteer base. 

Today, twenty-nine percent, or 169,312, 

of American Red Cross volunteers are 

youth or young adults. Youth is defined 

as younger than age 18, and young 

adult is defined as between 18 and 24 

years of age. Young people are engaged 

in all aspects of the American Red 

Cross, from serving on disaster action 

teams, teaching health and safety courses, 

holding positions in governance and 

leadership, donating blood and recruiting 

other donors and raising funds for 

community and international initiatives. 

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About the National 

Youth Council 

The National Youth Council is a dynamic 

group of young volunteers and 

adult supporters that advocate for the 

interests of youth and young adults in 

the organization. The Council focuses 

primarily on building the capacity of the 

American Red Cross by helping Red 

Cross units engage youth and young 

adult volunteers, establishing and 

maintaining a youth leadership structure 

and showing adult leaders how to best 

serve the youth and young adult population. 

It does this through conducting 

several projects that increase youth and 

young adult involvement in the organization, 

provide fundraising resources to 

help youth raise money for Red Cross 

causes, establish leadership opportunities 

for young people at multiple levels 

and increase awareness about youth 

and young adult volunteerism. 

The National Youth Council is supported 

by the Office of the National Chair 

of Volunteers (ONCOV). It works in 

tandem with the Youth and Young Adult 

Programs and Services department of 

ONCOV to partner with other units at 

national headquarters, those working at 

the regional level, and local Red Cross 

chapters, Blood Services regions and 

Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) stations.

schedule at-a-glance 

friday, may 30 

12:00 PM – 3:30 PM Pre-Conference Social Networking 

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Dinner and Opening Session 

6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Building Strong Youth Teams – Interactive Activities 

9:30 PM – 11:00 PM Ice Cream Social / Swap Meet 

saturday, may 31 

7:00 AM – 8:15 AM Continental Breakfast 

8:30 AM – 10:15 AM Workshops 

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Break 

10:30 AM – 12:15 PM Workshops 

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Luncheon Session 

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Workshops 

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Break 

3:45 PM – 5:45 PM Workshops 

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Dinner Session 

8:30 PM – 11:30 PM Dancing Through the Decades 

sunday, june 1 

7:30 AM – 8:15 AM Continental Breakfast and Social Media Forum 


1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Closing Session and Luncheon 

doubletree hotel map 


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Ever wondered what life is like in California, New York, 

or Nebraska? Friday is all about meeting American 

Red Cross youth from across the country! Join in on 

games, activities and opportunities to share your stories 

and thoughts, and trade your pins and other local Red 

Cross gear with other youth from around the country! 

Although we are diverse, we all share a common identity 

as American Red Cross volunteers. Let us celebrate our 

service and our shared mission. 

meet. 

12:00 PM – 3:30 PM Pre-Conference Social Networking (p. 5) 

Pavilion 

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Dinner and Opening Session (p. 5) 

Grand Ballroom 

6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Building Strong Youth Teams – Interactive 

Activities (p. 5) 

Conference Rooms F, G, H, I, J 

9:30 PM – 11:00 PM Ice Cream Social / Swap Meet (p. 5) 

Great Room 

friday, may 30 

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sessions and activities 

Social 

Pre-Conference Networking Opportunities 

Friday May 30 

12:00 – 3:30 PM 

Pavilion 

Join us for a fun afternoon getting to know youth participants from around the country. 

We will be making postcards for injured American soldiers around the world, 

doing a human scavenger hunt, having a poster making contest, and more! 

Social 

Ice Cream Social and Swap Meet 

Friday May 30 

9:30 – 11:00 PM 

Great Room 

General 

Dinner and Opening Session 

Friday, May 30 

4:30 – 6:30 PM 


What could be better than eating delicious ice cream AND exchanging Red Cross 

gear? Join us for an evening of socializing and food. Red Crossers from across the 

country will be bringing their pins, bumper stickers, tee shirts, pencils and anything 

else you have in your Red Cross drawer. Also be prepared for a history lesson from 

a certified Red Cross pin collector who has literally hundreds of Red Cross pins 

from around the world. 

Join National Youth Council emcees Sandy Tesch and Pat West in officially launching 

the American Red Cross National Youth Institute 2008. Esteemed St. Louis 

hosts Joe White, chapter Chief Executive Officer, and Vivian M. Luce, Chair, Board 

of Directors, will also be joining us. In addition, Don Dudley, Senior Vice President, 

Office of the National Chair of Volunteers and Brian Hamil National Chair Biomedical 

Services will share with you information on current developments at national 

headquarters. See Don and Brian’s bios on pages 18 and 19. 

Youth and Young Adult Volunteers 

Building Strong Youth Teams — Interactive 

Activities 

Friday May 30 

6:30 – 9:30 PM 

Lead facilitators – Bill Gallagher, Tom Coyne, Sara Burns 

Co-facilitators – Seungjun Kim, Elizabeth Quintana, Lucas Pierce 

Conference Rooms F, G, H, I, J 

Join Spark the Wave trainers in a journey where you will discover new facets of 

you as a youth volunteer, team member or team leader. Be ready to assess your 

communication style and what you are bringing to the team. 

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Participate in workshops customized for your experience 

level that will provide the tools and resources you need. 

Celebrate your newly acquired skills by dancing through 

decades of music and crazy fashion with your friends. 

7:00 AM – 8:15 AM Continental Breakfast 


8:30 AM – 10:15 AM American Red Cross 1.0 / 2.0 (p. 7) 

Professional Development (p. 7) 

Advisors | Show Me the Money! (p. 8) 

See session descriptions for locations 

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Break 

10:30 AM – 12:15 PM (Continuation of 8:30 AM – 10:15 AM 

workshop series) 

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Luncheon Session (p. 9) 


2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Making the Case (p. 8) 

Advisors | Building Consortiums (p. 8) 


3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Break 

3:45 PM – 5:45 PM Developing an Action Plan 1 (p. 9) 

See session description for locations 

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Dinner Session 

Pavilion 

8:30 PM – 11:30 PM Dancing Through the Decades (p. 9) 

Pavilion 

learn. 

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American Red Cross 2.0 

Achieving and Performing 


American Red Cross 1.0 

Learning and Exploring 

Saturday May 31 

8:30 – 10:15 AM or 10:30 – 12:15 PM 

Lead facilitators – Pat West, Mat Morgan 

Co-facilitators – Bianca Kahlenberg, Chris Chen 

Conference Rooms B, C 


8:30 – 10:15 AM or 10:30 – 12:15 PM 

Lead facilitators – Sandy Tesch, Justin Lam 

Co-facilitators – Anna Gail Caunca, Wendi Keeler, Karuna Dewan, Shruti Mathur 

Conference Rooms D, E 

Take your American Red Cross involvement to the next level! This session will get 

you up to date on new organizational initiatives and provide concrete tools for 

implementing new projects related to all Red Cross lines of service. Do you run firstrate 

blood drives but have little to do with Disaster Services? Do you teach tons of 

preparedness classes but wish you were more involved with the Measles Initiative? 

Come share your successes with others and develop ways to build capacity at your 

unit. You will take a serious look at how your field unit engages youth and young 

adult volunteers and identify areas for improvement based on the strategic direction 

of the American Red Cross. 

Learning the fundamentals of the American Red Cross and its international roots 

has never been so engaging! Designed for newer Red Cross youth volunteers, 

participants will learn about the different lines of service and the Red Cross mission 

through games, interactive activities and multimedia presentations. Youth will 

learn effective best practices throughout our organization, develop leadership skills 

and discover how to position school clubs and youth boards to be as successful 

as possible. With this knowledge, youth will be ready to initiate and lead Red Cross 

projects to better their communities. 


Professional Development—Acquiring Critical 

Skills as Youth Volunteers 

Saturday, May 31 

8:30 – 10:15 AM or 10:30 – 12:15 PM 

Lead facilitators – Bill Gallagher, Tom Coyne, Sara Burns 

Co-facilitators – Seungjun Kim, Elizabeth Quintana, Lucas Pierce 

Conference Rooms G, H, I 

Start investing in your professional development here and now! During this 

interactive session, you will learn about team dynamics and structure, the specific 

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oles you might play in different teams and how you can transition from being a 

team member into a team leader. Discover your leadership style and learn how to be 

a more effective leader. 


Making the Case 


2:00 – 3:30 PM 

Lead facilitators – Wendi Keeler, Bianca Kahlenberg, Justin Lam, Elizabeth Quintana, 

Karuna Dewan, Mat Morgan, Alexa Pippin 

Co-facilitators – Vic Shah, Shruti Mathur, Ariana Mooradian, Lucas Pierce, Seungjun 

Kim, Chris Chen, Francesca Weaks 

Conference Rooms B, C, D, E, F, G, H 

From persuading your peers to join your school Red Cross club or local businesses 

to sponsor your event to convincing chapter leadership of the importance 

of youth volunteerism, you will find yourself presenting projects and your Red Cross 

youth program to various audiences time and time again. In this interactive session 

based on real-world examples, learn how to make your case compellingly. Learn the 

process of advocating your case, from researching the facts to incorporating your 

personal Red Cross story, so that you can lead your youth program to success! 

Youth Directors and Advisors 

Show Me the Money! 


8:30 AM – 12:30 PM 

Lead facilitator – Dr. Margaret McCarty 

Great Room A 

Have you ever had a great idea that you wanted to implement, but needed some 

money to get it started? Maybe you need to learn how to apply for a grant. We’ll 

start at the beginning. This session will include: 1) an overview of writing a proposal; 

2) creating a proposal budget; and, 3) researching possible funding sources. We’ll 

also share some of your proposal ideas and work to articulate them more powerfully. 

Bring your project ideas, paper and pen, and be prepared to write a compelling 

case for why your proposal should be funded! 

Youth Directors and Advisors 

From Individual Youth Programs to Strong 

Regional Networks—Building Consortiums 


2:00 – 3:30 PM 

Lead facilitators – Anna Gail L. Caunca, Lakia Pearson 

Great Room A 

This workshop will give youth and young adult advisors an understanding of the 

benefits of partnering with other Red Cross field units and community agencies 

to further the Red Cross mission through youth involvement. The concept of consortiums 

will be introduced, with best practices from the Northern California Youth 

Consortium and the Southern California Youth Consortium. Workshop attendees will 

develop a framework to start a youth consortium in their region and will be provided 

with the resources and support to assist them in carrying out their plans. 

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General 

Luncheon Session 


12:30 – 1:45 PM 


General 

Developing an Action Plan 1: Pathway to a 

Successful Youth Program 


3:45 – 5:45 PM 

Lead facilitators – Sandy Tesch, Justin Lam, Lakia Pearson, Elizabeth Quintana, 

Anna Gail Caunca, Mat Morgan, Wendi Keeler Deane Adams, Pat West 

Co-facilitators – Lucas Pierce, Ariana Mooradian, Shruti Mathur, Francesca Weaks, 

Alexa Pippin, Drenda Underwood, Seungjun Kim, Chris Chen, Vic Shah, Bianca 

Kahlenberg, Karuna Dewan 

Conference Rooms B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J 

Put what you’ve learned at NYI into practice by working together to develop an action 

plan for a project of your choice. Through interactive presentations and handson 

activities, learn how to design a successful communication strategy and gain an 

understanding of necessary resources. In doing so, discover how to contribute to 

key Red Cross services at your campus club, chapter, blood region or SAF station. 

State Farm is the 2008 American Red Cross National Leadership Sponsor and the 

official sponsor of the National Youth Institute. Kendra Key, Alumni Member, State 

Farm Youth Advisory Board and Michael Brown, Community Relations Manager, 

State Farm Insurance will discuss corporate philanthropy and how State Farm empowers 

youth to be volunteer leaders. See Michael and Kendra’s bios on pages 18 

and 19. 

General 

Dinner Session 


6:00 – 7:30 PM 

Pavilion 

American Red Cross youth and young adults have made a difference nationally 

and internationally, thanks to the support of incredible individuals. Kate Forbes, the 

National Chair of Volunteers, is a Red Cross senior leader who knows and believes 

in the power and capability of youth volunteers. Join us in welcoming the person 

responsible for our “here and now” in St. Louis. See Kate’s bio on page 19. 

Social 

Decades Dance 


8:30 – 11:30 PM 

Pavilion 

Ever wanted to dress like Prince, John Travolta (in Grease) or a Pilgrim? Come 

dressed in your favorite period clothing – be it the 1970s, 1980s, or even the 

1600s for an evening of food, dancing and all around costume fun! Be ready for 

spontaneous sock-hop dances, limbo challenges and dance-offs! 


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Today, you’ll use what you’ve learned at NYI to make a 

difference in your community by creating an action plan 

that you can take back to your home unit. At the closing 

session, get final insights from guest speakers about 

keeping the connections you’ve made, continuing to 

build your skills and making the mission and work of the 

Red Cross come alive at home. 

lead. 

7:30 AM – 8:15 AM Continental Breakfast and Social Media Forum 




1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Closing Session 


sunday, june 1 

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General 

Social Media Forum 

Sunday June 1 

7: 30 – 8:15 AM 

Lead facilitators – Mat Morgan and Justin Lam 


General 

Developing an Action Plan 2: Pathway to a 

Successful Youth Program 

Sunday June 1 

8:30 AM – 12:30 PM 

Lead facilitators – Sandy Tesch, Justin Lam, Lakia Pearson, Elizabeth Quintana, 

Anna Gail Caunca, Mat Morgan, Wendi Keeler, Deane Adams, Pat West 

Co-facilitators – Lucas Pierce, Ariana Mooradian, Shruti Mathur, Francesca Weaks, 

Alexa Pippin, Drenda Underwood, Seungjun Kim, Chris Chen, Vic Shah, Bianca 

Kahlenberg, Karuna Dewan 

Conference Rooms B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J 

This is the second part of the Developing an Action Plan session. 

“Youth are tech-savvy.” We hear it all the time. But some of us know World of Warcraft 

better than we do Google, and every now and again we still hear about a new 

site that makes us simply scratch our heads. This session will survey existing online 

resources—from popular favorites like Facebook and MySpace to lesser-known sites 

like Digg and Technorati—that provide tools to make your youth program more effective 

and cutting edge. Go back to your chapter ready to blog, ready to organize and 

ready to impress. 

General 

Closing Session 

Sunday June 1 

1:00 – 2:30 PM 


You have met new people and made new friends. You’ve learned some new things 

about the American Red Cross as an organization and our key priorities moving forward. 

You’ve gained new skills and designed action plans. Now it’s time for you to 

lead. Before you return to your local units to share the knowledge and experiences 

accumulated during this weekend, please make sure to join us for closing words, 

thank yous, and goodbyes. 


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We are all here because we believe in the mission of 

the American Red Cross. We want to build the skills and 

knowledge that will make our clubs, chapters, Blood 

Services regions and Service to the Armed Forces 

stations stronger than ever. With all the amazing ideas 

flying around the Institute, it can be daunting to try to 

remember them all! 

To help you get the most from your experience, we’ve included some 

tips that we’ve learned about networking and what to do when you 

get home. We’ve also inserted a few note-taking pages that will 

prompt you to: 

• Write down your goals for NYI 

• Keep track of great ideas you’ve learned from round tables, 

leadership sessions and workshops 

• Remember the contacts you have made at networking events 

and workshops 

• Decide what to do with your newfound knowledge after NYI 

This is a place where you can record your notes and refer to them 

both during the weekend and after NYI. We hope you have a 

wonderful and meaningful experience. 

– The National Youth Institute Planning Team 

getting the most 

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networking tips 

Show an active interest in 

the people you meet. 

It sounds simple but it’s very important! 

Ask questions and learn about the other 

person’s interests and experiences. 

They’ll probably appreciate you more 

for it, and you’ll know a lot more about 

them. 

Don’t be selfish. 

No matter how much you want to benefit 

from someone else’s experiences, networking 

is a two-way street. Be willing 

to share contacts or insight of your own. 

If you answer a question with a “yes” or 

“no” EXPLAIN why! You’re here to help 

each other! 

Follow through. 

Did you like somebody you met? Make 

sure you contact him or her soon, while 

the impressions are still fresh. If you 

email them in a month you’re not going 

to get the same response. Maintain the 

connections. Keep in touch after NYI. 

It’s important to find sources of enthusiasm 

and inspiration from outside your 

unit, and it’s not bad having friends in 

far away places when you go on the occasional 

road trip. 

Quick Tips: 

• Fill out your business cards with 

as much contact information as 

you feel comfortable giving out. 

• Take notes on the back of the 

cards you receive so you can 

match faces with names. 

• Remember to be friendly with 

each person. 

Sample Topics of 

Conversation: 

• National Youth Institute 

• Red Cross activities 

• Life goals 

next steps 

What to do with all the skills you learned and information you gathered at the NYI: 

• 

• Hometown 

• Family 

• Friends 

• School 

• Best practices 

Know why you’re here and 

what you might want to 

learn. 

Perhaps you want to meet some new 

people to hang out with at NYI, maybe 

you want to meet energetic youth from 

other chapters with great ideas for programs. 

While you should keep an open 

mind as you meet new people, it helps 

to know if there’s anything specific you 

want to learn about. 

Keep in touch! When you get home e-mail the people you met. 

• Put your plan into action – use the project plan that you designed as part of 

NYI. 

• Give feedback — write about your experiences at NYI, post it on our blog! 

Tell us what you liked and what you didn’t. 

• Say thanks — thank the people at your home unit who made it possible for 

you to attend NYI, tell them what you learned and why it was a valuable 

experience for you. 

• Stay connected! Check national websites for Red Cross updates. 

Redcross.org is the official public homepage of the American Red Cross 

and has news updates, a chapter locator, and more. Ifrc.org is the website of 

the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies and 

has international updates and resources. Take advantage of CrossNet (the 

internal Red Cross website) if you have access to it, and consider asking 

your youth advisor if you don’t. And of course, stop by redcrossyouth.org for 

youth updates and postings! 


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fun st. louis facts 

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3. 

4. 

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7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

St. Louis is home to the Gateway Arch. It is our nation’s 

tallest man-made monument towering over the city and the 

Mississippi River at 630 feet. 

St. Louis is home to the Rams (NFL), Cardinals (MLB) and 

the Blues (NHL). 

The ice cream cone was invented in St. Louis during the 

1904 World’s Fair. 

Grammy award-winning female vocalist Tina Turner is a native 

of St. Louis, as is male artist Nelly. 

Theodore Roosevelt was the first U.S. president to board an 

airplane...and it happened right here on the St. Louis airfield. 

St. Louis was the first U.S. city to host the Olympic Games, 

in 1904. 

The first leg of the Oregon Trail originated in St. Louis at the 

Missouri River. 

The city was named for King Louis IX of France as it was 

part of the area acquired from the French in the Louisiana 

Purchase under Thomas Jefferson in 1803. 

The city’s premier park, Forest Park, is larger than New York 

City’s Central Park and is home to the St. Louis Art Museum, 

the St. Louis Zoo and the St. Louis Science Center, as well 

as golf courses and nature trails. 

The Hill, a historically Italian neighborhood, was once home 

to Yogi Berra, Joe Garagiola and many other noted athletes. 

Annheuser-Busch, one of the world’s largest breweries, calls 

St. Louis home. 

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my notes 

Pre-NYI 

I hope to learn more about... 

I will use this information to: 

Workshop and General Session Notes 

Ideas and action items 


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Workshop and General Session Notes 

Ideas and action items 

Contacts I’ve Made: 

Name & Unit: 

Phone: 

IM / other: 

Notes: 

E-mail: 

Name & Unit: 

Phone: 

IM / other: 

Notes: 

E-mail: 

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Contacts I’ve Made: 

Name & Unit: 

Phone: 

IM / other: 

Notes: 

Name & Unit: 

Phone: 

IM / other: 

Notes: 

Name & Unit: 

Phone: 

IM / other: 

Notes: 

Post-NYI 

E-mail: 

E-mail: 

E-mail: 

Some of the most valuable things I’ve learned at NYI are: 

I plan to use what I have learned in order to: 


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presenter bios 

general session featured speakers 

Dinner and Opening Session 

Friday May 30 4:30 – 6:30 PM 

Donald B. Dudley, Jr. began his Red Cross career 32 years ago as a blood donor 

recruiter. Throughout his career he has held a variety of progressive managerial positions 

within the organization. In 2003 Don returned to national headquarters to serve 

as senior vice president of external affairs for Biomedical Services, managing donor 

strategy, customer service, communications and media relations. In May 2007 Don 

became the senior vice president of the Office of the National Chair of Volunteers. 

Don holds a master’s degree in public administration with advanced degree work in 

guidance and counseling and a bachelor’s degree in political science, all from the 

University of Maine. In addition, as a speaker and workshop presenter, he has traveled 

from Great Falls, Montana, to Mobile, Alabama, and from Geneva, Switzerland 

to Shen‐Zhen, China. Don and his wife, Pam Halcrow, have a daughter who carries 

on the family tradition, working for the Red Cross in donor services. 

Brian L. Hamil is currently the national chair of American Red Cross Biomedical 

Services. His prior Red Cross volunteer experience includes national, blood region 

and chapter participation, having served as past chair of the National Committee 

on Nominations, past chair of the North Central Area Council of Chairs and past 

chair of the Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region. In January 2007 he co-chaired the 

American Red Cross 2007 Volunteer Administration Institute held in San Antonio, 

Texas. He has also served as senior advisor to the Office of the National Chair of 

Volunteers and was a board member of the American Red Cross of Northeast Indiana 

in Fort Wayne. 

In his professional life, he currently serves as senior managing partner with Hamil, 

Lehman & England, PC, a certified public accounting and consulting firm with offices 

in northeast Indiana. Hamil resides in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 

Luncheon Session 

Saturday May 31 12:30 – 1:45 PM 

Michael J. Brown is Community Relations Manager in the Public Affairs department 

at State Farm’s corporate headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois. 

Brown began his State Farm career in 1989 and has held various roles in the 

organization. In 2002 he was promoted to his current position. Brown received a 

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achelor’s degree from Illinois State University in Normal Ill. He is a member of the 

Industry Advisory Council for the NAACP ACT-SO program, the National Association 

of Black County Officials/National Organization of Black County Officials’ Business 

Roundtable, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Corporate Advisory 

Council, and the American Red Cross Corporate Advisory Council. He also serves 

on the Board of Directors of the 100 Black Men of America, National Coalition on 

Black Civic Participation and National Black Child Development Institute. He’s 

named among the International Who’s Who of Information Technology and Business 

Professionals. In his local community, Brown is president of the Central Illinois 

Chapter of the 100 Black Men and serves on the boards of the Tri-County and 

McLean County Urban Leagues. 

Kendra Key is a rising junior at the University of Alabama where she is studying 

political science and interdisciplinary environmental studies. Kendra is a founding 

member of the National State Farm Youth Advisory Board and is an active member 

of her state, university and local communities. As the student chair of the Blackburn 

Institute, Kendra represents future change agents of the State of Alabama that 

seek to understand the issues affecting the state with hopes of improving the state 

through their lives. As a student leader, Kendra represents her fellow contemporaries 

as the Chief Policy Advisor to the president of the Student Government Association 

where she works to enhance the lives of students on the University campus 

through policy solutions. In her local community, Kendra serves as the coordinator 

for the City of Tuscaloosa Mayor’s Youth Council, where she facilitates a vehicle 

for youth voice in inter-city workings. Kendra also works to promote environmental 

awareness, civic responsibility and social change through her many volunteer projects 

and other affiliations. Kendra serves as a living testament to the true possibilities 

for influence that we each possess, and hopes that her life will have positively 

impacted the world in which we live. 

Dinner Session 

Saturday May 31 6:00 – 7:30 PM 

Kathryn A. Forbes is currently the the National Chair of Volunteers of the American 

Red Cross. She also serves as the vice chairman of the Finance Commission 

and the first chairman of the Audit Committee of the International Federation of Red 

Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Past Red Cross positions include vice chairman 

of the Board of Governors, chairman of Grand Canyon Chapter, chairman of the 

Mountain West region and national chairman of Chapter Services. 

In her professional life Ms. Forbes serves as the chief financial officer and vice president 

of eTec, an ECOtality company that acquires commercially advanced clean 

electric technologies and applications that address the world’s global energy challenges. 

Her responsibilities include all accounting, treasury and finance functions. 

Prior positions include senior vice president of Internal Audit and Compliance at 

Valley National Bank, senior vice president of Western Regional Operations at Bank 

One and vice president and controller of Arizona Public Service Company. 

She is past chairman of the Arizona State University Center for Nonprofit Management 

and Leadership and vice chairman of the Arizona State University American 

Humanics Program. Ms. Forbes is a past president of the Arizona Society of CPAs, 

past chairman of the CPA Examination Review Board, a past member of the Arizona 

State Board of Accountancy, past president of the American Institute of Certified 

Public Accountants (AICPA) Foundation as well as a former board member of 

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workshop presenters 

Deane Adam has dedicated 13 years 

to the American Red Cross and currently 

serves as the director of Youth 

Services for the St. Louis (Mo.) Area 

Chapter. As director of Youth Services, 

Deane has had an integral part in creating 

the Red Cross Ready School pilot 

program, which has developed into the 

Red Cross Ready Rating Program helping 

schools in the St. Louis area better 

prepare their schools for emergencies. 

In addition, Deane’s passion for disaster 

preparedness helps guide her Ready 

School Associates and YouthCorps 

leaders. 

Sarah Burns is deputy director of 

Spark the Wave’s (STW) Wave Week 

program. She has been a volunteer 

for Spark the Wave since its founding. 

She is a rising senior at Barnard College 

of Columbia University, majoring 

in Economics and minoring in German 

and Music. Her volunteer background 

is primarily with Girl Scouts of Eastern 

Pennsylvania. She is a lifetime member 

of the organization, and has been 

involved in various capacities since the 

age of five. Outside of STW, she enjoys 

swing dancing. While unsure of her professional 

future, she plans to spend this 

summer doing education policy research 

in Washington, DC. 

Anna Gail Caunca has been on staff 

with the Palo Alto (Calif.) Area Chapter 

for the past four years; and has been the 

Youth Services director for the past two 

years. Being one of the driving forces 

behind developing the chapter’s Youth 

Services Department, Anna Gail knows 

that development cannot be done alone. 

With the support of her two neighboring 

chapters, she was able to take “crash 

courses” on Red Cross youth services 

and programs. As a result, for the past 

two years she has coordinated the 

Northern California Youth Consortium, 

consisting of nine chapters in northern 

California that support one another and 

collaborate with each other. “The Red 

Cross is integral to the community, so 

collaborating with our community makes 

sense,” she says. An advocate of collaboration, 

Anna Gail also represents her 

chapter in the Palo Alto Teen Collaborative. 

Anna Gail resides in San Francisco 

and enjoys competing in triathlons. 

Chris Chen is a sophomore at Harvard 

College studying molecular biology and 

economics. Chris began his Red Cross 

career as a high school freshman with 

the San Gabriel Pomona Valley Chapter 

(Pasadena, Calif.). In 2006, he was 

awarded the Navin Narayan Scholarship 

and named the chapter’s Youth 

Volunteer of the Year. He moved on to 

become president of the Harvard Red 

Cross his freshman year before joining 

the National Youth Council. This is his 

first year on the Council. 

Tom Coyne is the program director 

for Spark the Wave. He is responsible 

for organizing, overseeing and running 

STW’s Big Ripple© educational process, 

which includes seminars, mentoring 

and Wave Week. After graduating 

from Virginia Tech he worked as a Peace 

Corps Volunteer in Senegal, West 

Africa, where he worked with villagers 

on issues related to health and community 

development, from basic hygiene 

and HIV/AIDS education to organizing 

a community funded birthing center. He 

formerly served as the American Red 

Cross Mid-Atlantic youth representative 

after volunteering extensively with the 

Southeastern PA Chapter (Philadelphia). 

Karuna Dewan began her Red Cross 

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experience over ten years ago with the 

Greater Kalamazoo Area chapter in 

Kalamazoo, Michigan. During her time 

with the chapter, Karuna served two 

terms on the chapter Board of Directors, 

chaired the youth services committee, 

volunteered in the VolunTeen Leadership 

Corps and attended two national 

conventions. Since moving to Chicago, 

Karuna has become involved with the 

Greater Chicago (Ill.) Area Chapter. For 

the past two years, Karuna has promoted 

the Measles Initiative, which provides 

vaccinations and awareness about 

measles in Africa. She is currently a 

member of the chapter’s auxiliary board 

as well as president of the Northwestern 

University Medical School American 

Red Cross Campus Club. As a chapter 

volunteer, Karuna plans an annual bilingual 

first aid instruction event for Hispanic 

Heritage month. This is Karuna’s 

third year on the National Youth Council. 

Bill Gallagher is the president and 

founder of Spark the Wave, a youthserving 

non-profit organization that 

believes every young person deserves 

a chance to change the world through 

community service. He has been working 

with youth for over 25 years as a 

teacher, trainer and leader. Bill graduated 

from the University of Pennsylvania 

and Temple University School of Medicine. 

He is an assistant professor at 

Georgetown University and is a member 

of several non-profit boards. 

Bianca Kahlenberg is a first-year 

member of the National Youth Council 

and has been volunteering with the 

American Red Cross for five years. She 

currently works with the Martin County 

Chapter (Stuart, Fla.), serving as the 

chair of its Youth Council and a member 

of the Board of Directors. Bianca has

presented at various conferences such 

as the Southeast Service Area Youth 

Institute, Florida Youth Services State 

Conference, Volunteer Administration 

Institute and National Convention. Currently 

a senior in high school, Bianca will 

be attending the University of Florida 

next year with plans to major in Economics. 

Wendi Keeler, an advisor and marketing 

specialist for the National Youth 

Council, graduated from Penn State 

University with degrees in health and 

physical education and medical technology. 

She joined the American Red 

Cross Greater Alleghenies Blood Region 

in 2001 as the field representative 

for the already successful Penn State 

University blood collection program. 

Since that time, she has grown the 

program by 36 percent, last year collecting 

a record high 8,211 units of blood 

on campus. She is the advisor for the 

Penn State Student Red Cross Club 

which has more than 300 participating 

members each semester. She resides in 

State College, Pa. 

Seungjun Kim began his Red Cross 

service at the Southwest Washington 

Chapter in Vancouver, Washington, in 

February 2004. He eventually joined 

the chapter’s youth leadership department, 

being recognized as the 2005 

Youth Volunteer of the Year and joining 

the chapter’s Youth Council. Since then, 

Seungjun has played an active role in 

representing the youth volunteer’s voice 

to the chapter’s Board of Directors. He 

has also become a First Aid/CPR/AED 

instructor, started his chapter’s first-ever 

Leadership Development Camp (LDC) 

and raised $2,300 for the Measles 

Initiative at his high school. Seungjun is 

a high school junior, and this is his first 

year on the National Youth Council. 

Justin Lam is the secretary of the 

National Youth Council and has been 

a member since 2005. He started his 

Red Cross experience in seventh grade 

as a volunteer at the Santa Clara Valley 

Chapter in San Jose, California, where 

he joined the chapter’s Leadership 

Development Conference (LDC) staff, 

Youth Executive Board and the chapter’s 

Board of Directors. In 2005, Justin 

addressed the American Red Cross National 

Convention as the Navin Narayan 

Youth Speaker. Justin has also served 

as the vice-president of the American 

Red Cross at UCLA. He has presented 

at workshops from Southern California 

to North Carolina, served as a member 

of State Farm’s Youth Advisory Board, 

and specializes in social media, graphic 

design, and brand management. Justin 

is a second-year Political Science major 

at UCLA. 

Shruti Mathur has been very active 

with the American Red Cross since her 

high school years, when she served 

on her chapter’s youth task force, 

was the editor of News 4 YOUth and 

was a National Measles Champion. 

Throughout college, Shruti served as the 

International Services Chair of the Johns 

Hopkins University Red Cross Club, 

organizing events that raised thousands 

for the Measles Initiative. In 2003, she 

was selected to be a Service Area Youth 

Liaison and is the lead for Measles and 

Malaria programs for the National Youth 

Council. Shruti graduated from Johns 

Hopkins in 2006 and currently works as 

a TV producer/reporter in New York City. 

Dr. Maggie McCarty is the President 

of Education for Parish Service, a lay 

training and formation program serving 

four Catholic dioceses on the East 

Coast. She has been involved in youth 

work since 1977, having worked at the 

parish, diocesan and national levels. 

She also has 20 years of experience in 

fundraising and is designated a Certified 

Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) by 

the Association of Fundraising Professionals. 

She serves as adjunct faculty 

at several universities and conducts 

workshops and retreats nationally and 

internationally. She is a Board member 

of the Catholic Youth Foundation, USA. 

Mat Morgan began volunteering with 

the Ventura County Chapter (Camarillo, 

Calif.) in 2000, helping to raise money 

to purchase and send several School 

Chests abroad. He then helped to found 

the Youth Emergency Services and 

served on its executive board for two 

years. As a freshman at the University of 

Southern California, Mat served on the 

Youth Services Committee of the California 

State Service Council and joined 

two other USC students to found the 

campus Red Cross Club. For the past 

two years, Mat has worked on a variety 

of National Youth Council projects. Notably, 

he served as the administrator for 

the Youth Neighborhood and Red Cross 

Youth Blog, lobbied USC and UCLA to 

institute a rivalry blood drive to coincide 

with the football game and worked with 

local artists from southern California to 

create a benefit CD for the Measles Initiative. 

Mat currently serves as vice chair 

of the National Youth Council. 

Ariana Mooradian is a recent graduate 

of Mary Institute County Day School 

in St. Louis, Missouri, and she has a 

long history of serving as a youth volunteer 

with the St. Louis Area Chapter. 

She served as Board of Directors youth 

member for the past two years and is 

the current president of the Youth Advisory 

Board. Ariana has been very active 

in her chapter YouthCorps program 

during her high school years. She is a 

Disaster Action Team member, CPR/FA 

instructor, Measles Initiative Champion 

and a blood drive coordinator. Ariana 

has recently been nominated to the 

National Youth Council. Ariana plans to 

attend Boston University in the fall. 

Lakia Pearson graduated from the 

University of La Verne with a degree 

in Psychology. She joined the Greater 

Long Beach Chapter (Calif.) as a youth 

specialist in 2005 and is currently 

the director of Youth and Young Adult 

Services. Lakia has been working with 

children and teenagers for over five 

years. She has recruited youth volunteers, 

coordinated youth projects and 

fundraisers and restructured the Safe 

KIDS Program. In her current position 

she has partnered with youth-serving 

agencies to promote her program, cosponsor 

events and recruit volunteers. 

Lakia enjoys working with youth volunteers 

as a mentor to help them learn and 

understand the value of helping their 

community. 

Lucas Pierce currently volunteers with 

the Eastern Panhandle Chapter in Kearneysville, 

West Virginia. Lucas began 

volunteering when he was 16 years old 

by taking American Red Cross Disaster 

Services classes. After volunteering for 

a year, he was asked to serve on his 

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start a Youth Services program. In high 

school, he founded a Red Cross club 

during his senior year. Since then, he 

has also started one at his university. In 

Disaster Services, Lucas has not only 

responded to local disasters, but has 

also helped revise the chapter’s Disaster 

Response Plan and has responded 

to national disasters. Lucas is a junior 

at Shepherd University, majoring in 

sociology with a minor in psychology. 

He also owns his own business, which 

is focused on advertising by way of instore 

promotions. This is his first year on 

the National Youth Council. 

Alexa Pippin started working at the 

American Red Cross St. Louis Area 

Chapter three years ago as an Ameri- 

Corps member. She has continued as a 

youth outreach associate and is currently 

a youth services specialist. Over 

the past few years, Alexa has led six 

YouthCorps groups, became a First Aid/ 

CPR instructor and taught over 90,000 

students in Community Disaster Education 

and Health and Safety programs. 

Alexa truly enjoys working with the Red 

Cross and helping the youth of St. Louis 

find ways to become part of the Red 

Cross family. 

Elizabeth Quintana began volunteering 

at the Arlington (Va.) County Chapter 

in the summer of 2002. Beginning as 

a member of the Youth Team, Elizabeth 

became the first youth to serve on the 

chapter’s Board of Directors in 2003 

and served for four years. Elizabeth also 

served on the Youth Advisory Board 

for the Arlington County Chapter and 

helped plan Youth Team events. She 

has recruited youth to the Red Cross at 

volunteer fairs and has led the summer 

orientation for new youth volunteers. 

Fluent in Spanish, she has translated 

an emergency preparedness video for 

the chapter and used her skills in video 

production to film the chapter’s major 

fundraiser, Community March Mania, in 

2007. Elizabeth is a first-year undergraduate 

student at the University of Virginia. 

This is her first year on the National 

Youth Council. 

Vivek (Vic) Shah is a junior at the 

University of Georgia, majoring in accounting. 

Vic began volunteering for 

the Augusta (Ga.) Chapter eleven years 

ago, and has continued ever since. 

Vic became the president of the Youth 

Board in his senior year of high school 

and became a member of the Board 

of Directors as well. Currently, Vic is 

a board member for the East Georgia 

Chapter (Athens) as well as the chair of 

the youth services committee. Vic has 

recently been nominated to the National 

Youth Council. 

Sandy Tesch is chair of the American 

Red Cross National Youth Council. She 

began volunteering for the Red Cross 

in the summer of 1998 when she was 

fourteen years old. Sandy’s Red Cross 

work has included many roles in service 

delivery and governance, including positions 

as a youth board member at the 

Bay Area chapter in San Francisco and 

the Northern California Blood Services 

Region in Oakland. In college, Sandy 

served as president of her campus Red 

Cross Club. She has represented the 

American Red Cross in Africa, Italy and 

Switzerland. Sandy graduated from 

UC Berkeley in 2005 with a degree in 

psychology and a minor in public policy. 

She lives in the San Francisco Bay 

Area, where she is an active member 

of the local Disaster Action Team, and 

works in development for the UC Berkeley 

Library. 

Drenda Underwood is a youth services 

specialist with the St. Louis (Mo.) 

Area Chapter. She has been with the 

Red Cross for six years guiding youth 

volunteers, implementing school partnerships 

with the Red Cross and acting as 

a First Aid/CPR instructor. Drenda is a 

career educator with a masters degree 

in educational processes, 32 years of 

classroom teaching and experience 

training adults in curriculum development 

workshops. Drenda brings an array 

of skills which serve as a foundation 

for the St. Louis Area Chapter Youth 

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Francesca Weaks is currently studying 

at North Carolina Agricultural and 

Technical State University (NCA&T ) 

with a major with a major in biology. She 

is an extremely active and passionate 

advocate for youth involvement. Serving 

as a member of the Red Cross club at 

Howard University from 2005-2006 and 

working in disaster services during Hurricane 

Katrina, she has also served as 

a blood donor recruiter, disseminating 

preparedness information and coordinating 

events. After relocating to North 

Carolina Francesca founded and currently 

serves as the President of the Red 

Cross club at NCA&T State University. 

Pat West has been volunteering with 

the American Red Cross for seven 

years. He started his “career” at the Bay 

Area chapter where he was a CPR/FA/ 

AED instructor, a three-time Leadership 

Development Conference staff member 

as well as a member of the San Mateo 

County and the Bay Area Board of Directors. 

Pat is currently a junior at UCLA 

studying psychology and environmental 

sciences. At UCLA Pat is the president 

of the Red Cross Club, which provides 

all lines of service to its community. 

Currently in his third year on the National 

Youth Council, Pat serves as the 

treasurer of the Council.

2008 nyi planning team contact list 

Name Unit Email 

Deane Adam St. Louis Area Chapter dadam@redcrossstl.org 

Anna Gail Caunca National Youth Council agcaunca@paarc.org 

Chris Chen National Youth Council chench@usa.redcross.org 

Karuna Dewan National Youth Council dewank@usa.redcross.org 

Bianca Kahlenberg National Youth Council kahlenbergb@usa.redcross.org 

Seungjun Kim National Youth Council kimsj@usa.redcross.org 

Justin Lam National Youth Council lamj@usa.redcross.org 

Ariana Mooradian St. Louis Area Chapter amooradian@rams.micds.org 

Mat Morgan National Youth Council morganmat@usa.redcross.org 

Artesha Parker (Shae) St. Louis Area Chapter arteshaparker@yahoo.com 

Lucas Pierce National Youth Council piercel@usa.redcross.org 

Alexa Pippin St. Louis Area Chapter apippin@redcrossstl.org 

Elizabeth Quintana National Youth Council QuintanaE@usa.redcross.org 

Amit Shintre St. Louis Area Chapter epitome.of.insanity@gmail.com 

Sandy Tesch National Youth Council teschs@usa.redcross.org 

Drenda Underwood St. Louis Area Chapter dunderwood@redcrossstl.org 

Danielle Werle St. Louis Area Chapter foxsweety09@aol.com 

Pat West National Youth Council westpat@usa.redcross.org 

Office of the National Chair of Volunteers, Youth and Young Adult Programs and Services 

Darren Foster Manager fosterda@usa.redcross.org 

Amelia Marian Business Planning Analyst mariana@usa.redcross.org 

thank you 

A special Red Cross thank you to our planning team whose tireless work over the 

last six months has made the 2008 National Youth Institute possible. 

From the St. Louis chapter: Ariana Mooradian, Danielle Werle, Artesha Parker, 

Drenda Underwood, Amit Schintre, Alexa Pippin and Deane Adam. 

And from the National Youth Council: Mat Morgan, Elizabeth Quintana, Bianca 

Kahlenberg, Anna Gail Caunca, Chris Chen, Seungjun Kim, Justin Lam, Sandy 

Tesch, Wendi Keeler, Pat West and Karuna Dewan. 

Special thanks to the Office of the National Chair of Volunteers, Youth and Young 

Adult Programs and Services at national headquaters for their tireless support in 

making NYI possible. 


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2008 Navin Narayan National Youth Speaker Award 

The Navin Narayan National Youth Speaker Award, given for exemplary 

American Red Cross service, is your chance to share your story and the 

impact of youth involvement with the entire organization. In just five 

minutes, you can be a voice for youth volunteers past, present, and 

future. Look for applications this September. 

To apply, go to CrossNet > Involve Volunteers > Youth and Young Adults > 

Apply for Youth Scholarships or e-mail KahlenbergB@usa.redcross.org.

You’ve served. 

You’ve inspired. 

Now let us 

recognize you. 

2008 Navin Narayan College Scholarship 

The Navin Narayan College Scholarship is a prestigious scholarship 

for graduating high school seniors who volunteer with the 

American Red Cross. Two youth volunteers who have demonstrated 

academic excellence and exemplary Red Cross service will be 

awarded $1,250 each. Look for applications this September. 

To apply, go to CrossNet > Involve Volunteers > Youth and Young Adults > 

Apply for Youth Scholarships or e-mail KahlenbergB@usa.redcross.org.

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