March is Red Cross Month

Support your local Red Cross and enjoy an evening out at one of these area restaurants!

March 2 - Las Margaritas, Waterloo 5-10 p.m.

March 4 - HuHot Mongolian Grill, Cedar Falls 5-9 p.m.

March 9 - Doughy Joey’s Peetza Joynt, Waterloo 5-8 p.m.

March 9 & 10 - Texas Roadhouse, Cedar Rapids 4-10 p.m. Must take a flyer

March 10 - Okoboji Grill in Independence 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

March 11 - Perkin’s on University Ave, Waterloo 4-9 p.m.

March 15-18 - Chili's Bar and Grill, Cedar Rapids all day Must take a flyer

March 16 - AMIGO’S, Cedar Falls 4-8 p.m.

March 18 - CU, Waterloo 5-10 p.m.

March 23 - Fainting Goat, Waverly 5-9 p.m.

March 24 - Buffalo Wild Wings, Iowa City 5-9 p.m. Must take this flyer

March 25 - Jameson’s, Waterloo 4-Close

March 30 - Harmony Restaurant, Waverly 4:30-9 p.m.

March 31 - Pita Pit (Waterloo & Cedar Falls) all day

U of Iowa Student & Red Cross Volunteer Helps Peers

Cassie Slagle is a go-getter. (That's her in the camo at our BIG BASH event.) We knew it from the time she spent as an Americorps VISTA at the Grant Wood Area Chapter. We were thrilled when after her time with us she was accepted to the nursing program at the University of Iowa. We are lucky enough to have kept her as a volunteer. And last week she was able to put her skills to use to help a group her fellow U of I students affected by an apartment fire.

Cassie was called to the scene and was able to begin the process of making sure displaced apartment residents had lodging, along with money to replace lost food and clothing. To make things even better she agreed to tell her story to the Daily Iowan and encourage others to become Red Cross volunteers.

Thank you Cassie and all of our wonderful volunteers!!

Babysitters Training Takes Off

Last year in our nine area counties the Grant Wood Area Chapter trained 485 new babysitters ages 10-15! The number have grown each year from 230 to 262, to 311 now 485!

The goal is to train even more this year. We have trainings coming up over spring break in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Check our web site for a training near you in North Liberty, Manchester, etc. http://www.grantwood-redcross.org/ under Take A Class, Traditional Course.

This is a great way for youth to make a few extra dollars on weekends or during the summer!