The American Red Cross at Naval

Station Rota is always looking for

Special Events Volunteers.

Some good examples of Special

Events would be our Annual Rubber

Ducky Race, Care Packages for K9

units in Afghanistan, Little Munch-

kins Halloween, Healthy Heart Car-

nival, Holiday Mail for Heroes, and

much more!

If you wish to join our Special

Events Volunteer list please contact

us at American Red Cross Rota DSN

727-2333, CIV 956-82-2333, or

like us on Facebook at:

American Red Cross Rota

We cannot thank everyone enough

for all of the hard work they have

done in support of us.

The American Red Cross

Rota Team would like to

formally invite all of our

volunteers to our First Vol-

unteer Morning Apprecia-

tion Breakfast in Building

3293 on August 21 from

0900-1100.

Come out and enjoy :

Eggs, Pancakes, Sausage,

Bacon, Toast, Fruit, Coffee,

Tea, and Water.

K-9 Unit in Afghanistan Care Package Event June 2013.

S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

After School

Scholars

Program

(ASSP)

Bake Sale!

Babysitter’s

Class

August

Birthdays

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Rubber Ducky Race 2

ASSP 2

Bake Sale 2

First Day of School 3

Babysitter’s Class 3

Happy Birthday 3

How to Volunteer 4

Breakfast for the Volunteers!!!

American Red Cross Naval Station Rota

REV: Red Cross Rota Empowers Volunteers

August/September 2013 Volume 1, Issue 1

April Carwash 2013

Have a full time job but, you still want to Volunteer?

Have you ever heard of a Rubber Ducky Race?

Well, if you haven’t now is your chance…

During the month of May, American Red Cross

Rota Volunteers held booth sales to sell and

sponsor Rubber Ducks ready to race! Anyone

could sponsor a duck $5 and/or sponsor and

keep a duck for $7.

Prizes were donated by both the American Red

Cross and local vendors on and around the in-

stallation.

On the day of the event, May, 25, 2013, the

sponsored rubber ducks were lined up in the

housing pool at the ready. Three volunteers cre-

ated waves that carried the ducks to the other

end of the pool.

The first couple of ducks that made it to

the other end of the pool won. This year’s

Rubber Ducky Race, earned an astounding

$928.50! Thanks to our volunteers and

our sponsors for making this event a true

success!

A special thanks goes to Jeff Hyland and

Jen Matamoros for leading the race!

Another special thanks to our sponsors:

Mandy’s Massages, The Rota Golf Course,

The NEX Photo Studio, Takkio’s, and Navy

Federal Credit Union.

part of our team Ashlee!!

Ashlee will be coordinating a special events committee. If you are inter-ested in becoming a part of the spe-cial events/fundraising committee

please contact Ashlee at:

Ashlee.Hier@redcross.org to sign-up

today.

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome Ashlee Hier to the Red Cross Rota Volunteer Team!! Ashlee has gra-ciously volunteered to lead our special events and fundraising crew and has suc-cessfully held her first organized event

on August 8, 2013.

We look forward to many more success-ful events and are happy to have you as

Your student will take a Reading Counts quiz about the

book. Help them with reading the questions.

If there is still time, choose one of the activities provided. These might include drawing a picture about the book, filling out an opinion survey, or talking about the begin-

ning, middle, and end.

When it is time to leave, say goodbye to your student and

show eagerness to read with them the next week.

In the end, the main goal of this program is to get kids

reading and to get them excited about reading. Just by

showing up each week to spend an hour reading with a

student will greatly enhance their attitude towards

reading. Please consider donating your time and

making a difference to the students of Rota, Spain.

Ever wonder what the After School Scholars Program is all about? Read on and find out just what volunteering for this

program will entail.

Show up at the elementary school and sign in at the office.

Walk over to the media center and wait for the students to

arrive. (While waiting, pick up your student’s folder and re-

view the book the child will read today.)

As students arrive, greet your student and show excitement and enthusiasm about the book of the day. Talk about the

topic of the book and relate it to real life.

Listen while the student reads. If they have trouble with a

word, help them sound it out.

Talk about what happened in the book.

Rubber Ducky Race 2013

Our New Special Events Chairman

P a g e 2

After School Scholars Program: Volunteers Needed!

Rubber Ducky Race 2013

REV: Red Cross Rota Empowers Volunteers

The First Day of School is ap-

proaching fast! The American

Red Cross has been invited to

host an Information Booth during

their first day of school event on

August 26th from 0800-0930.

For this event we will be provid-

ing information on how to volun-

teer within the school in areas

that are in in need of assistance.

Please invite all of your friends

who will be attending the first

day of school event at DGF Ele-

mentary to swing by our table.

If you are available to help us at

our booth from 0800-0930

please let us know at DSN 727-

2333 or email

Ashlee.Hier@redcross.org.

Christopher Eierle Kenneth Mason Debbie Dustman

We hope all of you have

a wonderful birthday!

We would like to say “Happy Birthday” to the following Volunteers and Paid Staff:

William Spruill Maria Ferreira-Ramos Michelle Boschee Neil Hodges

Stayed tuned for more information about

our next Babysitter’s Class coming up in

September.

If you are interested in signing up for the

next Babysitter’s Class please contact

Kayla at DSN 314-727-2333 or at

Kayla.Valenzuela@redcross.org.

I would like to thank both Kayla

Valenzuela and Jennifer Engeberg for

hosting our first Babysitter’s Class of the

new fiscal year!

We partnered with the MWR Youth Cen-

ter, on July 31st to August 2nd. During

this course we were able to train a total of

7 new babysitters with Pediatric CPR and

First Aid.

First Day of School: DGF Elementary

Happy Birthday!

Babysitter’s Class

P a g e 3 V o l u m e 1 , I s s u e 1

We are looking

at hosting another

babysitter’s course

during the first

couple of weeks in

September…”

Information Booth: 26AUG13 0800-0930

see anything that you are interested

in please come and have a chat with

us… Chances are we can find you a

position to volunteer that suits your

needs and wishes.

Tell your friends and co-workers… As

a Red Cross Volunteer we are more

than happy to provide Letters of Ap-

preciation, thanking you for all of the

hard work that is provided. The Let-

ter of Appreciation can then be sub-

mitted with your promotion packet or

even for a service award.

There are a two ways that you can start

the process of becoming a Red Cross

Volunteer.

1. Come by our office in Bldg. 3293

and we can start the process with

you or call us at DSN 314-727-

2333 or CIV 956-82-2333.

2. Volunteer Connection: (Give us a

call and we can send you the link

to our online application)

There are several different ways that

we would use can use your help! From

Special Events, the Schools, and Hous-

ing, to name a few, we are always look-

ing for more volunteers. If you do not

American Red Cross

PSC 819 Box 22, BLDG 3293

FPO, AE 09645

Phone: DSN 314-727-2333

CIV: 956-82-2333

E-mail: Rota@redcross.org

Mission Statement for American Red Cross

Service to the Armed Forces: To provide

humanitarian support to service members,

veterans, and their families around the

clock, around the globe, under a trusted

symbol.

American Red Cross Naval

Station Rota

Want to volunteer? Here is how:

Like us on our Facebook Page: American

Red Cross Rota!

Jonathon Singler, Healthy Heart

Carnival