Be a Hero this weekend for Red Cross

YOUNGSTOWN

The American Red Cross Lake to River Chapter is hoping to raise $250,000 and a lot of awareness this weekend through a pilot program, dubbed “Be a Hero Campaign,” developed by DittoTalk, a Youngstown Business Incubator portfolio company.

The DittoTalk software program is a scripted, interactive, multimedia presentation tool that Red Cross volunteers are using through midnight Sunday asking family, friends and acquaintances and anyone who wants to listen to make a $10 donation, or any amount they wish, to the local Red Cross chapter. They will also be asked if they want to become a Red Cross volunteer and make presentations themselves.

Red Cross volunteers are also getting help making presentations from several Youngstown State University students who are making calls from the Youngstown Business Incubator.

Read more about the program and how you can get involved in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.