The Red Cross to date has spent and signed agreements to spend $330 million on Haiti earthquake relief and recovery efforts Two years after the Haiti earthquake, the American Red Cross is helping people rebuild their homes and their lives and improving communities with health, water and sanitation projects. In a two-year update, the American [...]
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Urges People To Listen To Local Evacuation Orders Editorial note: Call (202) 303-5551 to speak with an American Red Cross spokesperson on the ground. Visit the Red Cross Disaster Online Newsroom for hurricane preparedness and response information, including photos, video and press releases. The American Red Cross has launched a major relief operation all along [...]
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Residents urged to heed evacuation orders. Hurricane Irene is headed toward the East Coast and the American Red Cross is mobilizing disaster workers and equipment along much of the eastern seaboard to help those in the path of this powerful storm. Hurricane Irene is predicted to be the largest storm to hit the East Coast [...]
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Editor’s note: On July 21 and 22, American Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern traveled to Port-au-Prince, her fifth visit to Haiti since last year’s devastating earthquake. Here are some observations from the trip. Every time I make a trip to Haiti, it looks a little bit better. On this visit, I’ve sensed a real feeling [...]
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Sunday, May 01, 2011 — Gail McGovern, the president and CEO of the Red Cross, today is traveling to tornado-ravaged parts of Alabama and Mississippi today with several Cabinet leaders, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. McGovern and the group of federal government leaders, which also includes FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, are expected to visit [...]
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Donations Made a Real Difference in Lives of Haitians Following 2010 Earthquake The American Red Cross released a one-year report on how the Red Cross has helped hundreds of thousands of Haitian survivors after the January 2010 earthquake, what has been done to respond to new issues such as the cholera outbreak, and plans for [...]
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Now more than ever, we all want to give gifts that really matter. That’s why I’m so happy to announce our new 2010 Holiday Giving Catalog. It’s a wonderful way to make the season more meaningful while helping others in need. Every gift is a unique way to honor the friends and loved ones on [...]
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Center has reconnected 1,600 families separated by Second World War WASHINGTON, September 23, 2010 — The American Red Cross Holocaust and War Victims Tracing Center on Friday will commemorate two decades of providing essential answers to survivors and their families about loves ones who have been missing since the Second World War. “The need to [...]
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Disaster volunteer training program expands to more than 50 chapters, reaches milestones Washington, DC – September 23, 2010 – The American Red Cross and W.W. Grainger, Inc. today announced the continued expansion of the Ready When the Time Comes program with an additional 10 chapters set to join the program in 2011. The addition of [...]
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