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Happy World Red Cross Day..

Filed under: Fire and Flood by Kevin Griffiths — Leave a comment
May 8, 2019

The Red cross has a history of service including disaster relief. The organization is also a delivery conduit as governments rely on its ability. Most recent is the flooding in eastern Canada. The Federal government has funded them in recent weeks in the order of 2 and a half million dollars to deliver services to those effected by flooding.

Fire crew returning from slave lake, another emergency situation the Red Cross was involved in, File Photo KDG

Developing on going plans..

Alberta

Projects were chosen to build capacity within fire-affected communities and to support key community gathering points. The selected projects range from replacing destroyed sports equipment to helping to repair the roof of a local community organization. For a complete list of selected projects:

Alberta North RC services

On this Day: May 8th 1982

The Thames River Barrier is opened.

Thames River Barrier
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Red Cross funding programs

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October 18, 2017

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GB Armstrong 100th year Merritt homecoming play File Photo KDG

 

 

Today the BC Government announced a plan to support the condition of the fire effected! The program through  the Red Cross, a partnership, is to help after a prolonged state of emergency this summer.

As communities begin to recover from one of the worst summers on record for forest fires, the Canadian Red Cross encourages local governments and other organizations in the fire-affected communities to apply for funding through the Community Partnerships Program to help with recovery and rebuilding.

Local governments, First Nations bands, schools and community organizations all help build community, help each other through crises, and rebuild community – whether it’s structures or spirit.

Funding from the Red Cross Community Partnerships Program could help create projects such as welcome back gatherings, traditional Indigenous ceremonies, safe spaces and play activities for children, increased counselling services, etc. Source UBCM

 

You never no if you don’t apply …redcross.ca or email BCCommunityPartnerships@redcross.ca

On this Day: October 18th 1954
The first transistor radio is developed.

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TGIF- stay -engaged- volunteer.

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May 1, 2015

Eva was wearing her Red Cross name tag at  the local Starbucks yesterday. With her husband a retired Elementary school teacher Eva volunteers and says ” look me up if you need wheel chairs or crutch’s.”

Eva is a  former Polish National and is a naturalised Canadian.

On this Day: May 1st 1999
The body of George Mallory is found on Mount Everest after 75 years missing.

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Red Cross

Filed under: Enterprize, Social Activism, Vegtable soup by Kevin Griffiths — Leave a comment
February 15, 2011

There was a red cross presence here several years ago when a conservative government was elected on a privatization campaign. It is not a big presence now,I know a volunteer that arranges crutches  for people was the last I heard of them.  I am not sure they still do that. Crutches can be rented from drug stores and purchased out right. The organization is known as a NGO Non Government Organization in the United States and as a relief organization. Something that the government does most of here. An American  Red Cross Ambulance showed up in a used car lot recently we think reflecting a better purchasing position of the Canadian dollar across the line.

A source says that Wall Mart sells crutches and the lowest price is the law.

Today in History, February 16, 2005:

The Kyoto protocol come in to effect after being ratified by the Russian legislature.

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