FLOOD APPEAL RAISES £300,000 IN FIRST HOUR
24 July 2007
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FLOOD APPEAL RAISES £300,000 IN FIRST HOUR
The British Red Cross National Floods Appeal has raised over £300,000 in the first hour after it’s launch today, 24 July.
Donations have been received from Tesco, Halifax, and GlaxoSmithKline. The Red Cross has also donated £100,000 to the appeal from it’s own disaster fund.
The appeal’s launch has been welcomed by the UK government. Flood Recovery Minister John Healey said: "We have a massive job ahead of us and it is only right that we should all be pulling together to ensure that aid gets to the most vulnerable communities as fast as possible. The Red Cross initiative is a welcome addition to the work we are already doing with local authorities to support the victims of the floods. The British are always generous and this is a way for people and companies to show their support for those affected."
Money raised from the Red Cross National Floods Appeal will go to help communities in hardship rebuild their lives. We will work closely with affected communities, local, regional and UK government to ensure the money goes to those who have been hardest hit. The Fund will target vulnerable people most in need who have been affected by recent floods across the UK.
To donate to the British Red Cross National Floods Appeal go to www.redcross.org.uk/floodsappeal or call 0845 054 7200
Donations can also be made by post to:
British Red Cross National Floods Appeal
FREEPOST RLSA – XLXK-SXKZ
London EC2Y 9AL
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Notes to editors
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. And when the crisis is over, we help them to recover and move on
with their lives.
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