Red Cross Day

THE Australian Red Cross will hold a training day in Batemans Bay early next month for local residents wanting to help in times of natural disaster or emergency.

The free one-day training course will be held at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club on Saturday, March 3.
Those people attending will learn about the role of Red Cross in unsecured loans a disaster, gain hand-on skills and will also meet like-minded people who want to make a difference at time of need.

Volunteers may then be called on times of disaster such as bushfires, floods, earthquakes ir storms when their roles might include meeting people as they arrive at an evacuation centre, providing emotional support and a listening ear or helping with practical tasks.

Red Cross Emergency Services State Manager Diana Bernardi said Red Cross has a long history of helping communities but could only do so with a strong volunteer bases. bad credit loans

Disasters, she said, could strike at any time and it was important to have pool of volunteers read to help locals in their own communities.

“During a crisis, volunteers play a vital role in providing information, care, comfort and a helping hand to people at evacuation and recovery centres,” she said.

“ It can be a very rewarding to be a Red Cross volunteer and to give something back to the community.”