RED CROSS DAY AT THE CAPITOL

In honor of March being Red Cross Month, representatives from the American Red Cross offered free workshops to Capitol workers on how to "Be Red Cross Ready".

Disasters strike at any time and without warning - so it's important to learn how you can prepare your workplace or home for any disaster.

Displays of various Red Cross services, including Pet First Aid, Wilderness Training and CPR and AED training were located on the
west steps of the Capitol.
Abigail Capano, a Red Cross volunteer, demonstrated how to perform CPR on a dog, using a stuffed toy animal.

In addition, several disaster response vehicles were parked along 10th Street and available to tour, allowing people to learn how these vehicles and the volunteers and staff who operate them provide crucial services to victims of disaster in every community - from home fires and floods, to wildfires and earthquakes.

Vehicles on display included an Incident Command Vehicle, Emergency Response Vehicle and an Emergency Communications Response Vehicle.

About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the nation's blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; 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 mission. For more information, please visit  HYPERLINK "http://www.redcross.org" www.redcross.org or join our blog at  HYPERLINK "http://blog.redcross.org/" \o "http://blog.redcross.org/" http://blog.redcross.org.

Photos | Kati Garner, American Red Cross volunteer