Getting The Youth Involved

Service learning was the theme of the Eureka High School Agency Fair on Tuesday. Nearly every one of the approximately 1,700 students enrolled at EHS passed through the fair at some point on Tuesday, learning about and signing up for volunteer opportunities at local agencies that sparked their interest.

The American Red Cross, for example, signed students up for leadership opportunities like helping organize some of the local chapter’s big events. Shawn Bawden, an AmeriCorps member serving at the Red Cross, said the organization is looking for a student to help put on communitywide CPR Saturdays, where people interested in learning CPR are trained, and the agency’s annual “Heroes” dinner, which honors local community residents.

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