Do Your Bit And Collect During Red Cross Appeal Week, UK

Main Category: Aid / Disasters
Also Included In: Public Health
Article Date: 27 Mar 2008 - 2:00 PDT

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The British Red Cross is calling for volunteers in Manchester to collect for the British Red Cross during Red Cross Appeal Week, the charity's annual fundraising drive, 3 - 10 May. Volunteers will be required to collect for no more than two hours at various supermarkets, football clubs and train stations around Manchester.

Jo Allott, Senior Fundraiser, at the British Red Cross said: "During Red Cross Appeal Week we rely on our fantastic volunteers giving their time to collect locally, in aid of the Red Cross. We couldn't do it without them, but the more collectors we have, the more we can raise, so we are urging people to sign up this year."

People who wish to collect for the Red Cross can contact Jo Allott, Senior Fundraiser, on 0161 888 8915 or visit http://www.redcross.org.uk/appeal week

Last year, our volunteers raised nearly £800,000 during Red Cross Appeal Week and the money was used to support our vital work in the UK and overseas, providing unconditional care for vulnerable people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are.

In 2007 the British Red Cross helped 18,755 people affected by emergencies in the UK. Red Cross first aiders helped more than 28,400 casualties at public events, trained 137,916 people and raised awareness of life-saving first aid skills among 238,000 others.

The Red Cross also helped to trace over 420 people who had been separated by natural disasters and conflict and delivered Red Cross Messages between loved ones. In the UK it helped over 356,000 people to regain their confidence after a personal crisis through our independent living and community equipment services, making a difference to the quality of their daily lives.

Notes

This year's theme for Red Cross Appeal Week - 4 - 10 May - is "come rain or shine, we'll be there for you." The appeal week seeks to raise funds to support British Red Cross projects both at home or abroad. All projects bring help to people vulnerable in a crisis - such as those in the UK whose lives are disrupted by fire or flooding, people who have no-one to look after them when discharged from hospital, or those affected by disasters overseas.

The British Red Cross

The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global voluntary network, responding to conflicts, natural disasters and individual emergencies. We enable vulnerable people in the UK and abroad to prepare for and withstand emergencies in their own communities. When the crisis is over, we help them to recover and move on with their lives.

British Red Cross