HUMANITY IN
THE HAMPTONS:
THE TRUTH
ABOUT THE
AMERICAN RED
CROSS
American Red
Cross Senior
VP for Int’l
Services
Discusses
the
Relationship
Between the
Red Cross
and the
Jewish
Community
New York,
NY, August
14, 2012
The American
Red Cross on
Long Island
held a
Sunday
brunch at
the home of
Jane and
Rabbi Barton
Shallat in
Water Mill,
N.Y., on
August 12 to
thank donors
for their
support and
to offer an
opportunity
for them
to learn
more about
the
relationship
between the
American Red
Cross and
the Jewish
community.
Despite a
long history
of service
to people of
all
regardless
of
race, class,
political
belief
or religion,
guided by
principles
like
humanity and
impartiality,
there are
many myths
about the
American Red
Cross.
Josh
Lockwood,
CEO of the
American Red
Cross
Greater New
York Region
thanked
those in
attendance
and
introduced
David
Meltzer,
American Red
Cross Senior
Vice
President
for
International
Services,
“who travels
around the
world
implementing
programs and
changing
lives for
the
better.”
In this
relaxed,
intimate
setting,
Meltzer
spoke to 40
attendees
about how
the American
Red Cross
pressed the
International
Federation
of the Red
Cross and
Red Crescent
to recognize
Israel's
Magen David
Adom. He
also
discussed
the
Holocaust
and War
Victims
Tracing
Program
which seeks
to reunite
people who
have been
separated by
conflict,
and about
vital
international
relief
efforts
and campaigns
including
the Measles
and Rubella
Initiative,
which has
supported
the
vaccination
of more than
1 billion
children
during the
past decade.
About the
American Red
Cross:
The
American Red
Cross
shelters,
feeds and
provides
emotional
support to
victims of
disasters;
supplies
more than 40
percent of
the nation's
blood;
teaches
skills that
save lives;
provides
international
humanitarian
aid; and
supports
military
members and
their
families.
The Red
Cross is a
not-for-profit
organization
that depends
on
volunteers
and the
generosity
of the
American
public to
perform its
mission. For
more
information,
please visit
www.redcross.org
or join our
blog at
http://blog.redcross.org.