Is the Canadian Red Cross helping at all? I have a query from a TV Station.

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Hi Cinca, I have called the local Red Cross office here in Ottawa. Sounds like they did not even know there had been a hurricane. I am waiting for them to call me back... Will keep you posted..

I called the Canadian Red cross on October 4. They have to wait until they get the OK before they can do their thing. The Belize Red Cross..then the American..then us. Therefore..what I had to do was give them my name and the name of the pple I was looking for. If they got an "ok"..then they would do something.

Thanks!

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Just finally had a phone call from Canadian Red Cross. They have "nothing special organized" but Red Cross International do accept donations ! I am waiting for more info on this and will post it !

Finally got the confirmation that Red Cross has issued a "emergency appeal" for Belize... Look at web http://www.IFRC.ORG/cgi/pdf_appeals.pl?00/2900.pdf and perhaps e-mail that page to TV/radios stations...

Thanks karin!

RE: emailing a PDF file to a TV/Radio station though, many won't accept attachments of any kind, including hyperlinks, for security reasons.

For any one who doesn't know about it, here is a link to the "International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies" news report page regarding Belize, that you may want to browse occasionally and see if there are any updates:
http://www.ifrc.org/where/country/cn6.asp?countryid=31

Belize Red Cross Society

Address P.O. Box 413
Belize City

Contact Information Tel: (501) (2) 73319
Fax: (501) (2) 30998
Telex: BTL booth 211 BZE Attn. Red Cross
E-Mail: bzercshq@btl.net

People President: Mr. Eamon Courtenay S.C. Attorney-at-Law
Vice-President: Ms. Delsyia Goff M.B.E.
Director General: Mr. William Skeen B.A.
Treasurer: Ms. Betty Tam
National Administrative Officer: Mrs Emelia Smith