Grumpy Old Woman. What Happened to The Charity Begins at Home Policy?I was appalled to read in the UK Daily Express recently that we have been giving £280 million a year to India for “aid”.
Don’t get me wrong, I have no objection at all to us helping out other countries, even though we’re in pretty dire straits ourselves here in the UK. The thing that gets my goat is the fact that India have said they don’t want the money but the UK have insisted they take it!
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Red Cross – How and When It AppearedThis humanitarian organization emerged in 1863 as a direct result of efforts by the Swiss Henri Dunant.
This humanitarian organization emerged in 1863 as a direct result of efforts by the Swiss Henri Dunant. During a business trip to Italy, in 1859, he witnessed the Battle of Solferino, fought between French and Austrian troops, which had nearly 40 000 casualties.
Give Charitable Gifts to Make a DifferenceWith Christmas upon us, gift giving is on many people's minds. Give charitable gifts to make a difference in someone's life. One way to truly share the holiday season is to give a charitable gift in someone's name that helps someone less fortunate.
Often it's hard to buy for people who seems to "have everything." Charitable giving is a way to honor the person you want to give a gift to without burdening them with a sweater or tie they don't need or will never wear. Give a gift in someone's name this holiday season.
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Countess Celia Von Bismarck (1971 to 2010)Countess Celia von Bismarck was born as Celia Demaurex in Geneva in 1971. She married and got divorced from Count Carl-Eduard von Bismarck, but kept the family name after the divorce. She died in Geneva of cancer.
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Could XMRV Be the New AIDS? the Red Cross Halts Blood Donations from CFS SufferersScientist are not sure of what the new retrovirus discovered in 2006 will entail, however the Red Cross as of Nov. 2010 counciled by the CDC has issued a warning, that the Red Cross should no longer except donations of blood from CFS patients as of Dec. 2010.
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