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Melanie Sabelhaus, American National Red Cross Board of Governors member and Tiffany founder, addresses attendees. (Photo: Anita Salzberg)
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March 11, 2010
More than 30 members and guests of the Tiffany Circle Society of Women Leaders, a group of women philanthropists who invest $10,000 annually in their local American Red Cross chapters, attended a NY Red Cross Here & Now presentation at Chapter headquarters in Manhattan on March 9. During the 65-minute presentation they heard from NY Red Cross CEO Theresa Bischoff and Red Cross volunteer Sally Phipps, each of whom discussed the role of the Red Cross in preparedness and disaster relief down the st ...
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L to R: ARC/GNY Chief Resposne Officer Bob Imbornoni; Chief Fundraising Officer Rosemary Mackey; MDA Jerusalem Director Ronen Bashari; Chief Administrative Officer Richard Kane; and Chief People Officer Joanne Rencher
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March 9, 2010
Ronen Bashari, Director of Magen David Adom (MDA), Jerusalem, the Israeli Red Cross Society, visited the American Red Cross in Greater New York (ARC/GNY) the first week in March, on the five-year anniversary of the partnership between MDA and ARC/GNY. Since 2005, MDA has shared information on leading-edge technology in disaster response with ARC/GNY and, in turn, the Greater NY Chapter has shared with MDA its experience dealing with the psychological aspects of trauma and ways to help families a ...
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NY Red Cross CEO Theresa Bischoff
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March 8, 2010
NY Red Cross CEO Theresa Bischoff (Photos: Anita Salzberg).The American Red Cross in Greater New York's "Great Things Every Day" 2010 Fundraising Breakfast was held at Manhattan’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Friday, March 5. Attended by more than 300 Chapter supporters, the event raised approximately $300,000 for Red Cross community preparedness programs and disaster response services.Guests heard from NY Red Cross CEO Theresa A. Bischoff and NY Red Cross volunteer Sally Phipps, each of who ...
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March 5, 2010
This morning New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver invited NY Red Cross CEO Theresa Bischoff to a press conference in Manhattan to announce the re-occupation of 22 James Street, an apartment building in Chinatown that was destroyed in a 5-alarm fire on February 24, 2009. As a result of that fire, more than 200 people were left homeless and there was one fatality. The Greater NY Chapter responded by opening a shelter at a nearby school, registering 202 people for emergency assistance and ...
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(Photo: Chi Kong Lui)
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March 2, 2010
Theresa Bischoff, CEO of the American Red Cross in Greater New York, called an “all-staff” meeting on March 1 to announce to all employees and volunteers that she will be leaving the organization, following two three-year terms of service as the organization's CEO.Ms. Bischoff told the assembled group, “I wanted to personally announce to you that after six extraordinary years with you, I will be stepping down from my position with the American Red Cross in Greater New York on S ...
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March 12, 2010
The American Red Cross today issued a two-month progress report describing its efforts since the January 12 earthquake and sharing its plans to address longer-term needs such as emergency and longer-term shelter. “While there is still massive need everywhere you look, I have seen signs of resilience, recovery and renewal in Haiti,” said David Meltzer, senior vice president of international services with the American Red Cross, one day after returning from his second trip to the count ...
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March 12, 2010
It has been two months since Haiti was devastated by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, and the American Red Cross today issued a two-month progress report regarding its on-going relief operation in this country. Since the earthquake, the American Red Cross has raised approximately $354 million for the Haiti relief and development efforts. To date, it has spent or allocated $106.4 million, with approximately 52 percent of the funds going for food, water and relief supplies; 36 percent for shelter; 8 pe ...
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March 2, 2010
Terry Bischoff, CEO of the American Red Cross in Greater New York (ARC/GNY), has announced that she will be stepping down, effective September 1, 2010, following two three-year terms of service as the organization's CEO. Ms. Bischoff said, "I have had a very exciting and challenging six years at ARC/GNY working to keep New Yorkers safe and provide a helping hand in the face of emergencies. I have decided that it is the right time for me to move on from being an employee and join the ranks of vol ...
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February 27, 2010
Commits Initial $50,000 to Chile Relief and Prepares for Tsunami in HawaiiThe American Red Cross is responding to the strong 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile, making $50,000 available for relief operations in Chile while also helping people in Hawaii prepare for a possible tsunami. The Red Cross regional disaster management center in Panama is in contact with Red Cross staff and volunteers on the ground to monitor the situation and further assess needs. Regional Red Cross disaster experts from ...
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February 12, 2010
The American Red Cross today issued a one-month progress report on its efforts to provide food, water, relief supplies, shelter, healthcare, family services and other assistance since the January 12 earthquake in Haiti. “Every day since the earthquake, we have been focused on getting aid into the hands of those who need it most,” said Gail McGovern, president and chief executive officer of the American Red Cross. “The American people have entrusted us with this responsibility, ...
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