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| Last updated on June 4, 2008 |
The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization, led by volunteers, that provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. Volunteer opportunities with our Red Cross chapter include: delivering meals to homebound elderly, providing refreshments at blood drives, responding to disasters, teaching First Aid and CPR, serving the US armed forces by sending care packages overseas.
Description:
The American Red Cross of Central New Jersey provides assistance to those affected by fires, floods, and other disasters. We provide training in life saving skills such as first aid and CPR. The American Red Cross supplies one-third of the nation's blood supply, this chapter holds regular blood-collection drives. We provide meals to elderly and disabled members of our community.
History:
Principles of the International Red Cross:
Humanity: The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, born of a desire to bring assistance without discrimination to the wounded on the battlefield, endeavors, in its international and national capacity, to prevent and alleviate human suffering wherever it may be found. Its purpose is to protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human being. It promotes mutual understanding, friendship, cooperation and lasting peace amongst all peoples.
Impartiality: It makes no discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions. It endeavors to relieve the suffering of individuals, being guided solely by their needs, and to give priority to the most urgent cases of distress.
Neutrality: In order to continue to enjoy the confidence of all, the Movement may not take sides in hostilities or engage at any time in controversies of a political, racial, religious or ideological nature.
Independence: The Movement is independent. The National Societies, while auxiliaries in the humanitarian services of their governments and subject to the laws of their respective countries, must always maintain their autonomy so that they may be able at all times to act in accordance with the principles of the Movement.
Voluntary Service: It is a voluntary relief movement not prompted in any manner by desire for gain.
Unity: There can be only one Red Cross or Red Crescent Society in any one country. It must be open to all. It must carry on its humanitarian work throughout its territory.
Universality: The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, in which all Societies have equal status and share equal responsibilities and duties in helping each other, is worldwide.
Contact person: Aubrey Yarbrough, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (609) 951-9787
Address:
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707 Alexander Rd., Suite 101
Princeton, NJ 08540
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Web Site: http://www.njredcross.org
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