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Youth Volunteer Climbs on the Roof to Raise Funds
Donna P. Whitman and David Richardson, Special to RedCross.org
Monday, November 27, 2006 — 
Red Cross Volunteer Nicole Holden is crowned Queen of Hearts after raising more than $6,000 to help the Triangle Area Chapter in Raleigh, N.C.
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Meet Nicole Holden, an American Red Cross volunteer who raised more that $6,000 for North Carolina's Triangle Area Chapter in one short month. How did she do it? She climbed on the roof of her church and, even during a snow storm, refused to come down until she had met her fundraising goal.
Holden's fundraising approach garnered considerable celebrity for her and for the Johnston County Service Center of the Triangle Area Chapter where she volunteers. When she got the idea, Holden was one of several competitors in the chapter's Queen of Hearts competition — the girl who raised the most money during the month of February would be crowned Queen of Hearts at a Red Cross gala. Holden held several fundraising events during February, but none topped her climb to her church roof where she remained until the intended money had been raised. Live coverage from a local news station during the snow storm helped push Holden's fundraising to the $6,000 level.
As Red Cross Queen of Hearts, Holden has represented the organization at several parades and festivals. She even wore her Queen of Hearts crown and sash for her senior school pictures.
"Nicole has been a wonderful representative of the youth in our community," says Donna Whitman, Community Services Coordinator. "Nicole's ambition to help others continues as she represents the local American Red Cross in Johnston County, North Carolina."
Fundraising is only one facet of Holden's Red Cross volunteer service. She is a youth leader, currently in the process of using her leadership skills to charter a Red Cross club in her high school. She is also a community speaker and has talked about her Red Cross service to a number of local civic groups.
At the American Red Cross, more than 300,000 youth and young adults participate in all of the organization's activities, from disaster to blood services to fundraising. As a Red Cross volunteer, youth and young adults have several opportunities to develop leadership skills. Youth participate in clubs, councils, and local boards as well as in leadership development camps or centers and on national Red Cross advisory and policy-making groups.
To become a Red Cross volunteer, contact your local Red Cross chapter.
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