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British Red Cross 200ft City Abseil
On the 2nd of July 2009 I will be scaling down 18 storeys of the International Press Centre in London to raise money and awareness for the British Red Cross.
All donations, big and small, will go directly to help this fantastic cause so please donate today! The Red Cross do so much great work; from providing disaster response services after the London Bombings in 2005 to providing relief to those now suffering in Darfur. The Red Cross has projects throughout the world so please visit their website to learn more:
Or check out this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOCO93WOPHk&feature=channel_page
The British Red Cross is a volunteer-led organisation that helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are.
This year the British Red Cross is celebrating 150 years since the Battle of Solferino which inspired Henry Dunant to form a network of international relief societies. These were to be made up of volunteers who were trained to provide neutral and impartial help to relieve suffering in times of war.
During domestic peacetime the British Red Cross have continued to provide assistance to those in crisis in the UK by providing:
Emergency Response – Helps individuals and communities respond to and recover from emergencies, such as floods, fires and evacuations.
First Aid Training – Promotes life-saving and other humanitarian skills so individuals can be ready to help their own communities.
Health and Social Care – Helps people during difficult periods of their life, such as an illness, breakdown in support arrangements or bereavement.
Refugee Services – Helps individuals to reunite with their families when they have been separated by conflicts and disasters.
The International Red Cross also continues to provide emergency response, facilitate disaster preparedness for future disasters and promote international humanitarian law through a community of 186 Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies which make up the worlds largest independent humanitarian organisation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHkQ_LPfYNs
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