Tag: British Red Cross
Isle of Man thanked for supporting relief efforts in Syria
EMERGENCY funding provided by the Isle of Man is playing a small but important part in helping to alleviate the humanitarian crisis triggered by unrest in Syria. The Overseas Aid Committee of the Council of Ministers recently donated £10,000 to the British Red Cross to assist the charity’s disaster management operations in the country. Violence [...]
Overseas Aid Committee supports funding for emergencies in Syria and South Sudan
The Isle of Man Government’s Overseas Aid Committee has agreed to donate £24,410 to the charities British Red Cross and Red International to support those harmed as a result of the current unrest in Syria, in addition to providing almost £40,000 to Oxfam to help refugees from ongoing fighting in South Sudan. Since March 2011, [...]
British Red Cross volunteers given ‘rugged’ mobiles by Manx Telecom
The Island branch of the British Red Cross has received two mobile phones donated by Manx Telecom. The Samsung Solid phones are a ‘rugged’ design which makes them more durable than standard phones. The British Red Cross operates a patient transfer service which takes patients to and from hospital and the phones will be used [...]
STAFF FUNDS UP CHARITY THROUGH DRESSING DOWN
Isle News, 14 March 2009 – STAFF at Lloyds TSB on the Isle of Man (based in Peveril buildings) have raised over £20,000 in the last two years through a weekly ‘dress down’ day. The bank has an Island committee which raises funds for local charities. Most of the money raised is through the ‘dressing [...]
