(UNDATED) – 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, now the Red Cross moved to a virtual format to ensure children continue to learn this critical information amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Upcoming summer Pillowcase Project presentations, and their registration links, are listed below:
Floods – June 9, 2020, at 4 p.m. EST
Register: https://bit.ly/36T91mF
Tornadoes – June 18, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. EST
Register: https://bit.ly/2Aye5kl
Urban Home Fires – July 7, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. EST
Register: https://bit.ly/301s1Od
Thunderstorms – July 16, 2020, at 4 p.m. EST
Register: https://bit.ly/2zYmlKe
Winter Storms – August 4, 2020, at 10:30 EST
Register: https://bit.ly/3ctQBKa
Earthquakes – August 20, 2020, at 4 p.m. EST
Register: https://bit.ly/2Xs20pD
For more information, contact: katelyn.shields2@redcross.org
