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The Grand Canyon Chapter
of the American Red Cross is celebrating Red Cross Month during the
month of March. Efforts are focused on raising awareness about
preparedness and recruiting new volunteers, as well as blood and
financial donors.
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Make a
Plan,Get a
Kit, Be
Informed
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for More Information on how to be prepared in the event of an
evacuation.
The American Red Cross Community
Leaders Breakfast is an annual gathering of business, government and
philanthropic leaders to raise funds and public awareness for Red
Cross Grand Canyon Chapter.
This year, U.S. Air Force
General Victor E. Renuart, Jr. will offer his perspective on key
issues facing Arizona and the nation in 2010. More >
“Our hearts go out to the people of Chile as they cope
with the immediate aftermath of this earthquake and the continuing
aftershocks,” says David Meltzer, senior vice president of
international services with the American Red Cross. “Thanks to the
generosity of the American people who previously donated to our
International Relief Fund, we’ve been able to release an initial
pledge to help the Chilean people in their hour of need and we stand
ready to provide additional assistance.”
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Thank you to our Arizona community for your continued
outpouring of support of international relief efforts in
Haiti. Click
here for updates on Red Cross relief efforts and more information on
local events and how to help.
NEW - If you would like
to download and review the "Red Cross Haiti Earthquake One Month
Progress Report," click here to download.
The Red
Cross Grand Canyon Chapter will be hosting an International
Humanitarian Law class on March 27, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m.. This free course is open to the
public.
To register for this IHL training
oppportunity, send an
e-mail to: estraining@arizonaredcross.org.
International humanitarian law is everyone's concern. In
a world where warfare and civil strife are a daily reality for
millions, international humanitarian law provides a framework of
protection for civilians and combatants alike.
The conduct
for warfare as embodied by IHL is laid out in the Geneva Conventions
of 1949. The American Red Cross has a unique mandate to educate the
American public about their guiding principles and the IHL
framework.
With today's pace of
military deployments, the armed forces are paying increasing
attention to preparing service members to cope with the
psychological stress of combat and its aftermath. The Red Cross
believes it is equally important to prepare family members to ensure
they are better able to deal with the challenges of 'serving' at
home while their loved one is deployed.
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Each day in
Arizona, over
one million children attend our public schools – schools with nearly
100,000 staff members, of which over 50,000 are classroom teachers.
In an attempt to ensure more teachers and administrators are
prepared for classroom emergencies, the American Red Cross Grand
Canyon Chapter is offering training to Arizona teachers with grant
funding provided by the Walmart Foundation. More >
Making Safety Fun
- Masters of Disaster Now Available Online
Through a
unique partnership between the American Red Cross Grand Canyon
Chapter, State Farm and Arizona PBS (KAET), Masters of Disaster is
now just a mouse click away. The Masters of Disaster program
is a free student and family focused safety course that will
help your family learn about, prepare for and respond to potentially
life threatening emergencies and disasters. More >
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Cross News
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Update"
Are
you interested in receiving monthly news, tips and disaster
e-mail updates from the American Red Cross? Once a month you can
receive stories about local Red Cross volunteers in action and
stories that impact our communities and neighborhoods.
Click here to sign up today.
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