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Wear Red for RedR a huge success!
Following on from its annual fundraising day on 14 February, disaster relief charity RedR is pleased to announce the event a huge success. Companies and institutions from around the globe took part to raise funds for RedR’s vital work, providing aid workers with the skills they need to make a difference.
Stories and donations from the day are flooding in and we are on track to raise a targeted £15,000. Employees of RedR’s patrons and corporate supporters from over 100 offices worldwide took part, wearing red, holding auctions and participating in other fundraising activities.
As part of the day’s activities, RedR CEO Martin McCann took part in a debate on disaster relief at Arup’s head offices which was broadcast live to Arup employees around the world. Arup Netherlands also organised a sponsored 15km run around the city of Amsterdam.
For a list of all companies involved and more information on the event, visit our Wear Red for RedR 2008 page.
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Notes to the editor:
Each year millions of people's lives are devastated by natural disaster, conflict and poverty. RedR supports aid workers and other professionals who help people to rebuild their lives.
RedR does this through:
- Training programmes in the UK and in disaster areas
- Customised training courses for international relief and development organisations
- A recruitment service for humanitarian professionals
- Technical Support Service to help solve problems that aid workers have in the field
- A membership service for professionals who can make a positive contribution to humanitarian work.
RedR runs programmes both in the UK and in areas affected by natural disasters and emergencies. By working in the field we are able to run training courses in response to what happens on the ground, can utilise local knowledge more effectively and are better placed to contribute to the longer-term needs of a region. We currently have training programmes running in Sri Lanka following the devastating tsunami of 2004 and in Sudan in response to the increasing destabilisation of the region.
Please visit our website at: www.redr.org.uk
"I met a man working in Nepal who told me that 'thanks to your security training course, I am still alive'. This is the difference that we are able to make through the training that we have developed with RedR using their skills and enormous practical experience."
Peter Lehmann, Senior Security Adviser, Swiss Development Agency.
Press Contact Details:
Sarah Milnes
Communications Manager
1 Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA
+44 (0) 20 7233 3116
sarah.milnes@redr.org
www.redr.org.uk