American Red Cross

The American Red Cross (ARC), also known as The American National Red Cross, is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States. It is the designated US affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

Today, in addition to domestic disaster relief, the American Red Cross offers services in four other areas: communications services and comfort for military members and their family members; the collection, processing and distribution of blood and blood products; educational programs on preparedness, health, and safety; and international relief and development programs.

Issued a corporate charter by the United States Congress under Title 36 of the United States Code, Section 3001, the American National Red Cross is governed by volunteers and supported by community donations, income from health and safety training and products, and income from blood products. The American Red Cross is headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Chairman of the Board of Governors, serving her second three-year term, is Bonnie McElveen-Hunter. The current President and Chief Executive Officer is Gail J. McGovern.

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering.

The movement consists of several distinct organizations that are legally independent from each other, but are united within the movement through common basic principles, objectives, symbols, statutes and governing organisations. The movement's parts are:

Red Cross (disambiguation)

The name Red Cross generally refers to the humanitarian movement, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, which is composed of:

The name may also refer to:

Red Cross (EP)

Red Cross, a six-song punk rockEP record, is the first stand-alone release by the American rock band Red Cross.

Background

On August 29, 1979, the day after Ron Reyes joined them on drums, replacing Johh Stielow, The Tourists changed their name to Red Cross. A few days later, the reformed band went into a recording studio for their first time, together with Joe Nolte, leader of The Last, who produced their session at Media Art Studios in Hermosa Beach, California on September 6, 1979. However, when Red Cross signed with Posh Boy Records, its owner, Robbie Fields, didn't like the Nolte recordings, and insisted that most of the songs be redone.

Only one of the cuts from the Nolte session would be later released. The song "Rich Brat" was featured on Life Is Ugly So Why Not Kill Yourself, a compilation issued in 1982 on New Underground Records.

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In 1980, six songs from the Posh Boy recording session were included on The Siren, a sampler LP shared with 391 from San Francisco, and Spittin' Teeth from Salt Lake City. The album, issued on Posh Boy, was the debut release for Red Cross. The Red Cross EP was a reissue of the six tracks originally featured on The Siren compilation.