Masters of Disaster

The Grant Wood Area Chapter hosted 35 youth ages 6-10 last Saturday for our annual Masters of Disaster. This program teaches youth how to prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies in a fun and interactive way. The went through a "tornado" wind tunnel and crawled below streamers to practice what they should do in a house full of smoke. A special thanks to KCRG's Kaj O'Mara for a weather presentation. What a fun day!

Babysitters Training

Today we have 10 young babysitters in training at the Grant Wood Area Chapter Red Cross in Cedar Rapids. They are attending a two-day training over their spring break. Most will use the skills they learn to help care for younger siblings or earn spending money by caring for other children on weekends or this summer. They'll learn the basics of caring for elementary age kids and younger. How to deal with temper tantrums to weather emergencies! Last year we trained 485 area babysitters!

Allen College Students Assist Hawkeye Chapter

These Allen College students recently finished a service learning project for the Hawkeye Chapter. The group updated the client referral list in our six county area and did a great job!

Battery Up Eastern Iowa!

The Twiseltons are just one of many Eastern Iowans households that have been assisted by the Grant Wood Area Chapter's Battery Up program. This free program partners the Red Cross with area Fire Departments to help elderly and disabled residents replace batteries and old smoke detectors in their homes. Annually the Red Cross assists 450-500 households in nine area counties. This year's program is sponsored in part by Jarvis Property Restoration.

Online Store

We are excited to announce the launch of our online store at www.grantwood-redcross.org. This is an easy way to become Red Cross Ready. Purchase first aid kits, emergency preparedness items, breathing barries and more!