We have a great one-day volunteer event this month in Forestville, MD!
- Quick registration link below
- Training provided the day of event
- Great for groups and families
- Youth 13-17 years old can participate in home visits but must be accompanied by at least one background-checked adult and their parent/legal guardian or an affiliated adult (such as a Boy/Girl Scout troop leader, faith leader, Red Cross Club Coordinator, teacher, adult sibling, etc.) with permission from the youth’s parent/legal guardian. Parents, legal guardians or the affiliated adult are responsible for their youth
Help save lives in your community.
Every day, seven people die in home fires, most in homes that lack working smoke alarms. Sadly, children and the elderly disproportionately lose their lives. The American Red Cross wants to improve the odds and save lives, that’s why we launched our Home Fire Campaign in 2014.
A critical part of the campaign is Sound the Alarm, a series of home fire safety and smoke alarm installation events across the country. Red Cross volunteers, along with fire departments and other partners canvass at-risk neighborhoods, installing free smoke alarms, replacing batteries in existing alarms, and providing fire prevention and safety education. In just five years, we’ve accomplished so much, including the installation of almost 2 million smoke alarms and making almost 1 million households safer through our home visits.
Where:
PGFD Fire Station 823 – Forestville
8321 Old Marlboro Pike
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
When: Saturday, March 14, 2020
Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Public Registration Link:
https://volunteerconnection.redcross.org/?nd=vms_public_form&form_id=6556
(Please note that MCPS students may not earn SSL hours for this opportunity, as students may not earn SSL hours for service completed within private residences.)
