Red Cross volunteer

Emergency relief worker

A Red Cross volunteer is someone who donates time and labor to the Red Cross, an international humanitarian organization.

Volunteers perform various services—staffing blood drives, providing disaster relief, teaching first aid courses, or supporting military families.

Red Cross volunteers arrived within hours of the tornado.

The role carries connotations of selfless service and emergency response.

Related

relief · war zone · bandage · blood · donation · shelter · emergency · first responder · aid · first aid · CPR · stretcher · blanket · flood · earthquake · siren · blood drive · ambulance

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compensation status

Red Cross volunteersalaried worker

Employee receiving fixed compensation

wage earner · contractor · mercenary

humanitarian orientation

Red Cross volunteerwar criminal

Violator of combat laws

torturer · mercenary · weapons dealer · arms smuggler · looter

organizational affiliation

Red Cross volunteercombatant

One who fights

war criminal · warlord · soldier · aggressor · looter

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G