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The Weber County Chapter of the Red Cross began in December 1915 when a small group of individuals gathered to begin organizing a chapter of the Red Cross. In 1962, the name was changed to the Bonneville chapter, and in 1969, the chapter merged with other chapters in Northern Utah to become the Northern Utah Chapter, with its headquarters located in Ogden, Utah. The scrapbooks range from 1940 to 2003 and highlight some of the important work of the Red Cross. The books include photographs, newspaper clippings, and other materials. |
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Show NURSING SERVICES ways contributed to community health. During the year 6,100 nurses were enrolled, bringing the total number of enrolled Red Cross nurses to 23,000. Every appeal for nurses to serve in disaster was answered immediately. During the fiscal year nurses served 1,700 days in 55 disasters. In the Midwest floods of last July, 411 nurses vol¬unteered 11,129 hours to care for disaster vic¬tims given temporary shelter by the Red Cross. ANSWER THEIR CALL An invalid at home needs the expert bedside core that only someone trained in home nursing can give. A polio-stricken community must suddenly triple its professional nursing staff. An overworked hospital staff nurse must have the help of trained nurse's aides in ministering to her charges. Through your help— the Red Cross can answer their call. FOOD AND NUTRITION TO IMPROVE and expand Food and Nutrition Service, the Red Cross launched a full-scale cam¬paign last summer to enroll as many nutritionists, dietitians, and home economists as possible for duty when and where needed. 18 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE As the armed forces and civil defense work expanded, training was stepped up for Canteen Service members. They served in increasing num¬bers in civil defense work, disasters, at embarka¬tion docks, and in hospitals and blood centers. In all instruction techniques of mass feeding were emphasized. Chapters across the country carried out their own nutrition programs—conducting classes and demonstrations and providing other community nutrition aids. JUNIOR RED CROSS NINETEEN MILLION youngsters enrolled in 89,000 schools in the American Junior Red Cross are out to smooth the world's ruffled feathers by getting to know the youth of other countries. On an organized, systematic basis, they write tens of thousands of letters every year; exchange gifts, paintings, and recorded school music; and even make some personal visits to other countries. Last year, for instance, American youngsters sent to the more needy children in other coun¬tries 280,000 gift boxes valued at $560,000; 380 school chests, each containing one year's sup¬plies for 50 children; 750 school correspond¬ence albums, 100 music albums, and 4,931 paintings done by the children themselves. There was a more solid kind of giving, too— direct relief for children who were suffering. Such aid amounted to more than $300,000. It consisted of items like warm underwear and sweaters for Korean children; processed foods, 19 |
