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One thing you can count on from a Red Cross community is a deep commitment to service. Many ARCAN members continue to support the Red Cross, rolling up their sleeves to volunteer or make blood or financial donations. Many more have taken their passions and prowess to other great causes, some even creating brand new organizations that are taking up the challenges of a changing world. The legacy of service among our alumni is impressive - it's our one sure thing.
ARCAN provides ways for members to continue making a difference for good with opportunities to volunteer and support ARCAN, volunteer with and make blood and financial donations to the Red Cross, join projects and events in your local community, and explore exciting causes that your fellow alumni are part of.
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Get Involved ARCAN's operations and offerings are the result of visionary alumni leadership and teams dedicated to bringing a vibrant experience to members. If you want to be a part of helping the Alumni Network grow, we'd love to hear about your unique skills and resources, and how you'd like to volunteer. We're looking for members with positive energy and specialized skills in: | Right now, the Red Cross urgently needs volunteers in Disaster Services and Blood Services. 90% of the Red Cross workforce are volunteers.Your time and talent can make a real difference in people's lives. |
Programs and Services
| Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer. |
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Our community is changing the world! ARCAN alumni are applying their commitment to service and Red Cross experience to some impressive causes. Members can submit causes and projects that they are involved with and recommend. See which ones inspire you. |
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ARCAN Board member, Jono Anzalone, introduced The Climate Initiative to ARCAN during a 2023 webinar. | Sarah Armstrong, National American Red Cross alumni, founded A Brighter Tomorrow for Africa over twenty years ago to fulfil a lifelong dream of working in Africa. | ARCAN Board member, Neal Gorman, is president of Camp Haccamo camp for disabled children and adults. |
LOCAL FOCUS ARCAN members want to be involved in their local communities! Make us aware of your volunteer call-outs. From a local event to a nationwide movement, we'll make your fellow alumni aware of ways they can help. |
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Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas on July 8 | AARP connects you with volunteer opportunities near you |
Nearly 400 trained Red Cross disaster responders are already supporting relief efforts across Texas As Red Crossers know, the most effective way to help those impacted by Hurricane Beryl is to register with a voluntary or charitable organization already working in Texas. If you are trained in Red Cross disaster relief, the Red Cross may need your skills and experience as they deploy to Texas and other active disasters. If you wish to volunteer through another organization, Texas Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) has a list of VOAD members accepting volunteers. | Volunteering with an organization has three career-related benefits, according to Dee C. Marshall, certified life coach and leadership trainer.
AARP's volunteer page posts specific openings as well as opportunities searchable by community. |
BECOME A MEMBERARCAN is independent from the American Red Cross but it is our Red Cross experiences that connect us. Our vision is to unite around the ideals, the humanitarian mission and all the other things we value most about being a part of the Red Cross: the service, the global perspective, the learning and most of all, the people. Membership is open to former American Red Cross employees of all ages. | CONTACT202-303-8779 PO Box 1581 Vienna, VA 22180 © 2024 American Red Cross Alumni Network All rights reserved |