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The American Red Cross spent "less than one million dollars on domestic disaster relief, in comparison to the $120 million devoted to relief overseas. [66]" The American Red Cross during the war provided food, employment, housing, and medical assistance to millions of civilians displaced by the war.
The Red Cross symbol. The Red Cross on white background was the original protection symbol declared at the 1864 Geneva Convention. The ideas to introduce a uniform and neutral protection symbol as well as its specific design originally came from Dr. Louis Appia, a Swiss surgeon, and Swiss General Henri Dufour, founding members of the International Committee.
Last year alone, the Upstate Chapter of the Red Cross of South Carolina responded to 460 local disasters, including home fires--assisting 1,277 people by distributing more than $370,000 in direct ...
In 1914, the seventeen charter members of the Corps became part of the American Red Cross's national water safety program as the American Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving Corps, Coast Guard Division #1. The building, constructed in 1947, is an example in the Art Modeme Style of local architect Jefferson Davis Powell.
The most active of those are the American Red Cross, the British Red Cross, the German Red Cross, and the Red Cross societies of Sweden and Norway. Another major mission of the IFRC which has gained attention in recent years is its commitment to work towards a codified, worldwide ban on the use of land mines and to bring medical, psychological ...
May 3—(NAPSI)—Good news for American military members and their families: A new program aims to provide emergency communications briefings to 100% of military recruits. The American Red Cross ...
The American Red Cross is facing an emergency blood shortage after the national supply fell by more than 25% since July 1.. The organization said Monday that extreme temperatures and oppressive ...
— Ma Barker, American mother of criminals (16 January 1935), to her son, Fred Barker, prior to their deaths in a shootout with the FBI "Always, always. Water for me." [3] [12]: 52 — Jane Addams, American settlement and temperance activist, social worker and author (21 May 1935), when her physician asked if she wanted some water "Death."