American Red Cross

Sept. 2009
	Interns indicate duties performed : Deliver health & safety presentations to meet youth program goals. Schedule and teach/co-teach courses for youth. Promote volunteerism to involve youth with Twin Cities Red Cross. Meet mission of the Red Cross (take classes and become certified in CPR & First Aid). Develop and nurture partnerships with local organizations.
	Students identified positive aspects of this placement: The supervision (Viviana Sotro) and other interns! Interacting with youth and other employees.
	Students identified difficulties typical in this placement:Need to learn program guides quickly. there wasn't much time to prepare before presenting.

It's an independent environment where everyone just does their own things. It can be a loud environment at times when there's recognition celebrations, there are also friendly neighbors when you need help with something. (2006)
I learned how others in your department all affect your work in some way. Also, how involvement with students or youth can really impact their lives. (2001)

It can turn out to be a depressing environment some days, but most of the days are exciting. (2006)
I went into this internship knowing very little about what an involved or what was expected of me. All I got was very general information about the program prior to starting but now I think that I couldn't have done much to prepare anyhow. (2001)