Posted on March 8th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
Painting a Village (time lapse video for Haiti)
For scientists, Chile becomes the ideal lab for studying seismic activity
Our Red Cross tweeters in Haiti: @MatMorgan (American Red Cross), @TimoLue and @Tammamo (International Federation)
Haiti and the tyranny of technology
Successfully countering a secular tradition in Rwanda
Our legacy
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Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
National Hurricane Center issues changes for 2010
Profile of satellite company that set up communication services for us in Haiti
Google Apps now disaster proof? – from Techrunch
Calling All the Saints – by Dino Jag
Don’t Mess with Chile – tees for a cause from DieHard Threads
Lindsey Vonn skis and poles on auction via Ellen Degeneres for Haiti [...]
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Posted on March 2nd, 2010 by Wendy Harman
You can now text “Chile” to 90999 to donate $10 to survivors of the Chile earthquake.
Today the International Federation for the Red Cross/Red Crescent launched a preliminary $6.4 million emergency appeal for Chile, so we are now able to accept contributions designated for survivors of the February 27 earthquake.
We will also accept designated donations via
online [...]
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Posted on March 1st, 2010 by Wendy Harman
That’s right. We have our very own month. Starting with Franklin D Roosevelt in 1943, every sitting President has proclaimed March as Red Cross Month.
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Posted on February 11th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
Links to information about the American Red Cross relief effort in Haiti
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Posted on February 4th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
You are coming together in an incredible way to support people in Haiti. Check out some of our favorite Tweets and Facebook comments from the last 24 hours:
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Posted on January 22nd, 2010 by Wendy Harman
From American Red Cross President and CEO Gail McGovern:
I can tell you that this is a devastating disaster with widespread extensive damage. Many buildings are pancaked flat, the streets are filled with rubble and people. The infrastructure of the country is in severely damaged – airports, ports and roads – making it very difficult to [...]
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Posted on January 20th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
Please visit the Disaster Online Newsroom to see detailed Red Cross response information in Haiti.
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Posted on January 19th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
Posted on January 19th, 2010 by Gail J McGovern
I just got a daily Haiti situation report that I wanted you to see (below).
The situation remains desperate. But aid is reaching the hands of earthquake survivors. Determined relief workers are finding ways around damaged infrastructure and transportation bottlenecks to get aid to the people who need it.
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