All the children celebrated National Red Cross Week with a special red and white dress down day and raised $83 to pass on to our local Red Cross organisation.
Red Cross Week commemorates the birth of Henry Dunant, the founder, the man who first started the Red Cross, on 8th May 1828. Henry’s idea was to create a group of people who would help people during man-made wars and natural disasters. They would be neutral and help people on both sides of a war and wouldn’t take side. The Red Cross is a signal to people that help is on its way. Today, the Red Cross help people in lots of different ways. There is a team of volunteers that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to respond to everyday emergencies.
This week highlights the work of the Red Cross here in the Turks and Caicos Islands, and aims to raise funds for their work with communities at risk from natural and man-made disasters and emergencies. Here in the TCI, the Red Cross help us with hurricane preparedness and are on hand to help people with disaster relief. They also provide first aid training and supplies and have a thrift store which helps raise funds.