Newsmakers 2014: Beth Seabaugh, community resilience services coordinator for the American Red Cross - Southern Missouri Region

Monday, March 17, 2014

Beth Seabaugh has made it her career and personal mission to increase the level of emergency preparedness in Southeast Missouri. As community resilience services coordinator for the American Red Cross -- Southern Missouri Region, one of Seabaugh's biggest projects has been carrying out the brand-new Pillowcase Project, a disaster preparedness program for children. The pilot program was designed for classroom use, but the local chapter of the Red Cross gained national attention by expanding the Pillowcase Project for Brownie-level Girl Scouts to earn their first aid badge while completing the program.

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