By Mary May A. Abellon
DIPOLOG CITY — The Philippine Red Cross (PRC),
Zamboanga del Norte Chapter announces the Search for 10 Most Outstanding Red
Cross Youth (TORCY) members and School Council for the year 2014.
Youth members aged 12-25
with excellent and exemplary academic, community and extracurricular activities
are encouraged to join the said nomination upon the recommendation of their Red
Cross School Council.
A nominee should have
undergone Leadership Development Training Program (LDP) and Standard First Aid
Training; must be familiar with the history and guiding principles of the
organization; and had paid the annual membership contribution.
“In order to qualify as a
nominee, one must be a bonafide Philippine Red Cross member,” PRC-ZN Chapter
Service Representative Nidoh Gen Regencia said in an interview.
Moreover, nominees should
be Filipino citizen, fluent in English and Filipino languages, active in
different services of PRC for at least two years and has not been convicted of
a crime.
For the Best School
Council category, one must accomplish the accreditation requirements and duly recognized
by the PRC national office.
The general criteria for
the Red Cross Youth category are the following: Academic Performance - 30%,
Extra Curricular Activities - 30%, Red Cross Involvement - 30%, Essay - 10%, for a total of 100%.
For the school council
category, nominees will be judged according to the following criteria: Conduct of Red Cross Activities - 40 %,
Participation to other NGO/ GO Activities - 30 %, and Participation to School
Activities - 30% for a total of 100%.
Deadline
for the submission of official nomination forms shall be on January 15, 2014
and submission of the requirements shall be on January 30, 2014.
The
15 finalists will be announced on February 7, 2014 and the awarding ceremony
will be on April 15, 2014 in time for the celebration of Philippine Red Cross
Day.
The
5 finalists will receive a medal and certificate of recognition while the 10
awardees will receive a medal, plaque and certificate of recognition. (PIA9)