Red Cross offers babysitting course

Canadian Red Cross
News Release

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The Canadian Red Cross will be holding a Babysitting Course on Friday, March 14, 2008. The course is aimed at youth aged 10 and over and participants should bring a teddy bear or doll, a pencil and a packed lunch. Instruction begins at 9.00 AM at the branch office located at 1275 Main Street West.

Course Features
• The Babysitting Course focuses on four main areas: caregiving, first aid, injury prevention and leadership

• New: the revised course approaches babysitting as an individual’s first business

• To make learning interactive and enjoyable, the course is based on various activities that encourage better skills retention

• Participants receive the Babysitter’s Manual, an excellent resource during and after the course that contains checklists, sample résumé, business cards, and other forms. The successful course completion is confirmed through a wallet card.

Call Brett Greene, First Aid Coordinator, at 472-5760 or email [email protected] to book a spot today!

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