Telangana: 70,000 students sign up for the Indian Red Cross Society

Over 70,000 young students from Telangana have enrolled themselves in Red Cross Society as volunteers in a span of four days. The students enrolled in response to Telangana Governor and IRCS president, Tamilisai Soundaranjan's appeal said a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the Governor. Earlier, the Governor chaired a general body meeting at Raj Bhavan on October 24 where he appealed to the IRCS to organise a special drive from November 1 to December 31 to enrol new members and also appealed to the district collectors to participate actively in Red Cross activities. 

70,000 young students enrol in Red Cross

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The Governor also directed the IRCS state branch to impart training to the new members in various voluntary activities like health programmes, Swachh Bharat, plantation, first-aid and blood donation. The chairpersons of the district Red Cross units and officers from  St John ambulance have presented useful tips on first-aid training and its importance to the new volunteers. The governor also applauded the efforts of Red Cross officers of Warangal and Medchel. 

The Indian Red Cross is a voluntary humanitarian organisation having a network of over 1100 branches throughout the country. The organisation is active in providing relief in times of disasters/emergencies and promotes health and care of the vulnerable people and communities. The organisation is dedicated to promoting humanitarian activities. 

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(With inputs from ANI)