Spotlights
Fire
Single family fires are the most
common disaster to which the Oktibbeha County Red Cross Chapter
responds. Assistance is designed to help the individual or
family for the first 3 to 5 days after the disaster. A youngster
shown here clutches a teddy bear and a t-shirt provided by the
chapter as his mom completes the request for assistance. For
more information, call the chapter office at
662-323-4621.
Aquatics Classes
 Red Cross aquatics classes are offered
through Mississippi State University’s Sanderson Center (contact
Brent Crocker at 325-7946) and the Oktibbeha County Hospital’s
Wellness Center (contact Steve McCorkle at 323-9355).
CPR / First Aid Classes
 CPR/First Aid classes are taught the third week of
each month at the Chapter Office in Starkville
(501 Highway 12 West, Suite 160). Classes begin at 5 p.m. on
Tuesday and Thursday (CPR on Tuesday night, First Aid on
Thursday night – note that one hour of the CPR class is required
for completion of the First Aid class). The price for one class
is $20 or $25 for both.
Volunteer Opportunities
Your caring and concerns are
translated into immediate action when you volunteer at the
Oktibbeha County Red Cross Chapter.. You can volunteer today in
our community and meet the needs of others. Your skills can be
of great help to someone!
To become a volunteer
with the Chapter, please complete the volunteer application,
print and bring along with you to our office or e-mail it as an
attachment.
Click here to
download the application in Microsoft Word format.
Red Cross Loves the
Sturgis Rally
The Sturgis South Motorcycle
Rally shared its wealth with
local charities, including the
Oktibbeha County Red Cross. In
December the chapter was
presented with a check for
$5,000 from Rally organizers
Scott Smith and Donny Hanson.
Smith, who also serves as mayor
of the town of
Sturgis, said “We’re glad to be
able to do this. From the start
of the Rally, we’ve planned for
it to be a way to help the
community.”
New
Board Members
New members: New
Board Members for the
Oktibbeha County Chapter of the
American Red Cross include (left
to right): Jim Tisdale, Brett
Jeter, Candy Crecink, and Susan
Brown. New board members not
pictured are Lynn
Phillips-Gaines and Austin
Vollor.
Clara Barton Society Inductees
The 2006-2007 Inductees
into the
Clara Barton Society are
shown here. Front row,
from left to right:
Mayor Dan Camp for the
City of Starkville,
Caroline Oswalt for the
Sturgis South Bike
Rally, Bill Greer for
the Starkville Kiwanis
Club, and New Browning
for the Starkville
Rotary Club. Back row,
left to right: David
Oswalt for Oktibbeha
County Board of
Supervisors; Sturgis
Mayor Scott Smith for
Sturgis South Bike
Rally, board chair Carol
Moss Read and volunteer
coordinator Anne Snell.
Outgoing Chair
Outgoing Chair of the Red
Cross Board Jim Henson
addressed the crowd
at the
Annual Meeting. Henson
chaired the local
chapter through
Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita as well as a change
in administration.
Carol Moss Read took
over as Board Chair.
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