Indiana Region Of The American Red Cross Holding Free Virtual Emergency Preparedness Classes For Children This Summer
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Region of the American Red Cross announced a summer schedule of free virtual Pillowcase Project presentations for children.
The Pillowcase Project is an emergency preparedness curriculum typically presented in classrooms, grades 3-5, which the Red Cross moved to a virtual format to ensure children continue to learn this critical information amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release from the American Red Cross. The program features interactive lessons focused on home fire prevention and safety and other potential hazards, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and earthquakes.
The American Red Cross Pillowcase Project aims to increase kids’ awareness and understanding of natural hazards and teach safety, emotional coping skills and personal preparedness, stated the release.
Upcoming summer Pillowcase Project presentations, and their registration links, are: floods, June 9 at 4 p.m., register at bit.ly/36T91mF; tornadoes, June 18 at 10:30 a.m., register at bit.ly/2Aye5kl; urban home fires, July 7 at 10:30 a.m., register at bit.ly/301s1Od; thunderstorms, July 16 at 4 p.m., register at bit.ly/2zYmlKe; winter storms, Aug. 4, at 10:30, register at bit.ly/3ctQBKa; and earthquakes, Aug. 20 at 4 p.m., register at bit.ly/2Xs20pD.
For more information, contact katelyn.shields2@redcross.org.
