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The American Junior Red Cross was founded in 1917. President Woodrow Wilson announced the opening in a formal proclamation. [1] [2] Henry Noble MacCracken formulated the plan in consultation with other educators. [3] The idea was to allow and encourage juniors to assist their country through the American Red Cross.
Originally, SPRCY Red Cross Youth was supposed to belong on College Red Cross Youth but due to the implementation of the K-12 program on both private and public schools, the Philippine Red Cross created another program which is the Senior Plus Red Cross Youth. The Red Cross Program for senior high school, whose age ranges from 16 to 18 years old.
Inglis Fletcher, originator of Junior Red Cross Hospital program in Spokane Public Schools [29] George Ryerson Fowler, founder of the Brooklyn Red Cross (1884) [34] Laura E. Frenger, Executive, Home Service Sec. American Red Cross for eight years [29] Thora B. Gardiner, secretary of the County Chapter of the American Red Cross [29]
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 ...
An AmeriCorps NCCC team on deployment in 2024 at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in California.. The National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), or AmeriCorps NCCC [a], is an AmeriCorps program founded in 1993 that engages young adults, aged 18 to 26, in team-based, residential community service projects across the United States.
In October 1918 MacKinnon was awarded the Order of the British Empire for her work with the Red Cross Society. [5] MacKinnon and Lady Edeline Strickland and the Junior Red Cross at Government House in Sydney in about 1918. She gave her support to self trained nurse Elizabeth Kenny [1] who was caring for polio patients in Queensland using ...
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 191 member National Societies. [4] It acts before, during and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people.
The ICRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, along with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and 191 National Societies. [5] It is the oldest and most honoured organization within the movement and one of the most widely recognized organizations in the world, having won three ...