Tracy Reines, Director of International Response Operations Center, explains what the American Red Cross is up to in the early hours of this response.
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A Tsunami warning is in effect for Hawaii. Expected landfall is about 11am local time (4pm ET). You can follow the Hawaii Red Cross chapter on Twitter: http://twitter.com/hawaiiredcross Registering with the Safe and Well Web site is an easy way to notify loved ones of your well-being during a tsunami evacuation (US only) If you [...]
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Update 11:15am The American Red Cross has pledged an initial $50,000 from the International Response Fund to assist communities impacted by today’s earthquake in Chile. We are prepared to take further action as local responders assess the situation. We are waking up to news of a massive earthquake in Chile. We are working with the [...]
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A collection of some of our favorite links from around the web today.
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Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling of the larger and/or more intriguing aspects of our global work… [The place names link to maps so that you can get a quick idea [...]
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American Red Cross volunteer Bonnie Gillespie just returned from a 3 week deployment to Haiti. Her moving personal reflections are in the video below.
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American Red Cross worker Mat Morgan is in Haiti. He climbed to a rooftop to give a video journal account of what he’s seen and how relief is progressing.
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A lot of people ask will I return to Haiti. This morning, pangs of wanting to be there washed over me when Red Crosser Mat Morgan rang up while en route to Cite Soleil. I miss Haiti. I miss the people. I miss feeling inspired, in awe, in the thick of it,
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Every donated dollar will be spent on relief in Haiti; because of the generosity of our donors, people in Haiti will receive resources, support and training from the Red Cross that will help them recover and rebuild in the years ahead.
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