WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross is pleased to
announce the online availability of resources for those producing packages and
stories on the one-year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami.
We've created a special section (http://www.redcross.org/tsunami) on our
Web site -- RedCross.org -- to keep our donors, the public and media informed
about the ongoing tsunami relief efforts.
New b-roll of relief efforts in Indonesia and Sri Lanka is available
online at no cost in the American Red Cross Press Room at
http://www.thenewsmarket.com/AmericanRedCross.
On Nov. 17, a summit was held to update the national media on the ongoing
Red Cross relief efforts for tsunami survivors. For those unable to attend,
the PowerPoint presentation and audio is now available for download at
http://www.redcross.org/news/in/tsunamis/press.html. Note the audio will
begin at the two-minute mark
The summit included remarks by Gerald Anderson, American Red Cross Tsunami
Recovery Program; Niurka Pineiro, International Organization for Migration
(IOM); Judith Lewis, United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and Iain Logan,
International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
For more information on tsunami recovery efforts and activities by the
American Red Cross, please contact:
Marissa Mahoney, Tel. (202) 303-5054, Mahoneyma@usa.redcross.org
Michael Oko, Tel. (202) 303-6820, okom@usa.redcross.org
SOURCE American Red Cross
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Related links:
http://www.redcross.org
http://www.thenewsmarket.com/AmericanRedCross
CONTACT:
Marissa Mahoney, +1-202-303-5054,
Mahoneyma@usa.redcross.org, or Michael Oko, +1-202-303-6820,
okom@usa.redcross.org, both of the American Red Cross
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