http://www.redcross.org/news/0,1074,0_440_,00.html The Latest International News from Redcross.org. Preparing Communities for Emergencies and Keeping People Safe. en-us Copyright The American National Red Cross. All Rights Reserved http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss info@usa.redcross.org info@usa.redcross.org 60 Sun, 7 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMTSun, 7 Sep 2008 21:50:20 GMTIn December 2004, Maggie Hamilton, who was only nine at the time, was moved by the images she saw on television and in newspapers of the tsunami that struck Aceh, Indonesia, and many other countries in Southeast Asia. Almost immediately, Maggie and her third grade classmates at Charlevoix Elementary School in northern Michigan began raising money to help, eventually collecting over $700 that she donated to American Red Cross.Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_440_8057,00.htmlhttp://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_440_8057,00.htmlIt was a year ago August 15, when the earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck Peru. Within minutes, hundreds died and nearly 700,000 people, like 64-year-old Flora Emilia Barrutia de Tasaco became homeless. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_440_8039,00.htmlhttp://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_440_8039,00.htmlUniversity of South Carolina Red Cross Club organizes softball tournament for the Measles Initiative.Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_440_7947,00.htmlhttp://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_440_7947,00.htmlFor more than six decades, Irene Famulak has lived with the uncertainty and the lack of closure of not knowing what happened to her family, wondering if they were dead or alive.Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_440_7951,00.htmlhttp://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_440_7951,00.htmlIn recognition of World Refugee Day on June 20, the American Red Cross is joining with our partners around the world to call attention to the plight of refugees affected by disasters, armed conflict and violence.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_440_7868,00.htmlhttp://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_440_7868,00.html