American Red Cross Donation Mismanagement Government aid and assistance has been very helpful to all people when they need but not this time in New York. Last month Super Storm Sandy hit the north east USA which caused some serious damage. All Americans had donated tons of money to big agencies so it could be helpful for the victims. Red Cross raised billions of dollars whether it was during Sandy‚ Katrina‚ Haiti and 9/11. However‚ Red Cross did spend some amount of
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The American Red Cross English 1A The American Red Cross provides care and hope to those in need. Gracious volunteers and donors have helped victims in disasters such as earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ tornadoes‚ hazardous material spills‚ floods‚ transportation accidents‚ and hurricanes‚ as well as provided blood to those who desperately need it‚ and given hope and love to families with a member in the military. People rely on The Red Cross to help them in their time of great need. Suffering is the
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Carlos Hofmeister January 10‚ 2005 Ms. Rivera/ Health Education Class The American Red Cross It is important to know how the Red Cross began. It was in June 1859 when Henry Dunant went to Solferino‚ north of Italy. He was a spectator of a small but bloody war. French and Italians had a battle against Austrians. There were more or less 40‚000 victims. He was completely horrified with the scene. He interrupted his trip to help the hurt and organized volunteers to save lives. When Henry
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Hot. Humid. In other words‚ the usual New Orleans summertime day. Now all the local media were buzzing with the new Katrina tracking information. Many people were going about their usual Saturday routines. Some were still oblivious to what was happening. Greg had the kids. I got up‚ cleaned the house‚ and washed all the clothes‚ so if we left (I hadn’t decided for sure yet)‚ I wouldn’t have to do it when we returned. I filled up at a nearby gas station and went shopping. There was an eerie feeling
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Glover once stated‚ “When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf and the floodwaters rose and tore through New Orleans‚ it did not turn the region into a Third World country…it revealed one” (Glover). As the winds reached speeds of 100 to 140 miles per hour‚ water crashed against the levees‚ breaking them‚ and flooding 80% of Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina’s peaked at a category five‚ but disintegrated into a category three. The third deadliest hurricane is what Hurricane Katrina achieved. In the wake of
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Bivek ojha Business Ethics 1. Explain the possible problems in the ethical culture of the Red Cross that created the issues discussed in this case. The American Red Cross is technically a “charter nonprofit organization”‚ which means that they receive most of their funds from the Federal Government to finance their operations‚ but they remain an independent entity. This is an advantage for them in terms of their financial stability‚ but also means that they have the Government
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It struck on August 23rd‚ 2005 and was listed as a Category 5 hurricane. Much damage was made in New Orleans partly due to the fact that the levee’s broke because of the poor quality work done by the engineer. Not able to sustain any impact from the water bursting through in a matter of hours the city began to flood
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Hurricane Katrina Response Unit 4 Assignment January 7th‚ 2013 The emergency responders that responded to Hurricane Katrina saved thousands of lives and hundreds of thousands of dollars in property. These men and women brought hope to a region devastated by one of the worst disasters in the history of the United States. However‚ the response to Hurricane Katrina was unsatisfactory by most people’s standards. This meager response greatly overshadowed the high-quality work that the emergency responders
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2011 Trustees’ report and accounts Patron Her Majesty The Queen President His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales KG KT GCB OM Deputy presidents Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra The Hon Lady Ogilvy LG GCVO The Countess Mountbatten of Burma CBE CD JP DL Honorary vice-presidents Lord Barnard TD The Rt Hon Baroness Chalker of Wallasey Sylvia‚ Countess of Limerick CBE Professor John McClure OBE Mrs Elspeth Thomas CBE DL Vice-presidents Mr Anthony Andrews Ms Angela Rippon OBE Mrs Maria Shammas
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Federico Alcocer January 18‚ 2013 Mrs. Rivera 3B The Red Cross It was during 1919 in Paris after World War 1 had just finished‚ when the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies was founded (IFRC). The idea of having such a symbol as a Red Cross came from Henry Dunant in 1859. It all started when Dunant witnessed a bloody battle scene in Solferino‚ Italy. Over 40‚000 men laid dead or wounded in the battlefield without any medical help. It was from there and
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