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Governor General Commends St. Lucia Red Cross
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Governor General Commends St. Lucia Red Cross
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Peter Monday, May 07, 2001 - As St. Lucia joins the rest of the world in celebrating Red Cross Day today May 8th, Governor General of St. Lucia and Patron of the St. Lucia Red Cross Society, Her Excellency Dame Pearlette Louisy, has commended the St. Lucia Red Cross Society for its contribution to the community over the past fifty years. In
her message to mark the day, the Governor General noted that the Society’s
five-year development plan that ends in 2005, demonstrates the commitment of the
Red Cross to improving both the quality and the range of its interventions in
the community. The Red Cross, she
says, is aware that it is a well-respected organization, which continues to
attract a large number of volunteers particularly among the youth, who are
willing to give of their time and energy. According
to Her Excellency, all over the world National Red Cross Societies act as
auxiliaries to the public authorities of their own countries, in the
humanitarian field and provide a range of services including disaster relief,
health and social programs. “Its
work in disaster relief is well known. What is perhaps not so well known is that
the Red Cross’s mandate requires that it provide feeding for the first seventy
two hours following a disaster,” added Dame Pearlette. The
St. Lucia Red Cross Society is attempting to expand its disaster preparedness
and response programme, in an effort to strengthen its ability to provide an
effective relief system through first aid training programmes, pre-positioned
disaster relief supplies and preparedness education. As
this year’s hurricane season approaches, the St. Lucia Red Cross is getting
into full disaster-preparedness mode. The
Red Cross encourages all St. Lucians to do the same, and to improve their
preparation and response capabilities. |
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