milkshake

2010-03-14T17:16:44Z

Singer/actress Aubrey O'Day launches her milkshake "Aubrey's Cherrydise" at Millions of Milkshakes. Twenty per cent of sales will benefit Red Cross relief efforts for Haiti and Chile. Brea, Aubrey O'Day appears on a promotional shoot for Millions of Milkshakes for the launch of the Aubrey O'day Milkshake benefiting The American Red Cross for the Earthquake Victims of Chile & Haiti in

2 months after Haiti quake, housing still elusive

2010-03-12T15:31:00Z

<div id="subtitle">2 months after Haiti quake, still no shelter for legions of quake survivors as rains approach</div><div><p>Trash and sewage are piling up at the squalid tent camps that hundreds of thousands have called home since Haiti's devastating earthquake — and with torrential rains expected any day, authorities are not even close to providing the shelters they promised.</p><p>Two months since the Jan. 12 quake...

Haiti Earthquake

2010-03-12T13:32:38Z

Frederic Blas, right, of the Netherlands Red Cross, and Haitian volunteers build a prototype home in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, March 11, 2010. The Red Cross has initial plans to build about 50,000 homes to provide temporar...

Red Cross: Zimbabwe back to brink of food crisis

2010-03-11T09:31:00Z

<div id="subtitle">Red Cross: Zimbabwe at brink of food crisis after erratic rains, seed, fertilizer shortages</div><div><p>An estimated 2.17 million Zimbabweans — perhaps a fourth of the country's population — are in need of food aid, the Red Cross said Thursday.<...

Two million need food aid in Zimbabwe: Red Cross

2010-03-11T07:16:28Z

<div><p>The Red Cross on Thursday said at least 2.17 million Zimbabweans need food aid and the figures are set to rise because of an expected poor harvest this year.</p><p>"In some parts of the country, the food situation is as bad as many of our volunteers and staff ...

Quake-stricken Chile needs more aid: Red Cross

2010-03-09T15:16:24Z

<div><p>The Red Cross on Tuesday doubled its aid appeal for Chileans made homeless by last month's massive earthquake, saying the costs of the disaster will be greater than anticipated.</p><p>The Red Cross hiked its appeal to 12.9 million dollars (9.4 million euros) after devastation from the February 27 earthquake...

Kenya floods death toll rises to 11

2010-03-08T05:16:05Z

<div><p>Eleven people have been killed by heavy floods across Kenya in the past four days, police said Monday.</p><p>Five people drowned over the weekend, said a police officer who spoke on condition of anonymity. Six others were killed last week as heavy rains swelled rivers and swept away homes.</p><p>"The crisis is getting worse by day because at least 2,000 people are at great risk and need urgent evacuation in the...

red cross ball

2010-03-07T17:18:10Z

Tony Danza attends the 'Red Cross’ annual red-tie celebration featuring dozens of Philly’s top chefs. The American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania (SEPA) Chapter host the 11th Annual Red Ball premier fundraiser at th...

Red Cross condemns Taliban use of booby trap bombs

2010-03-06T00:18:31Z

<div><p>The Red Cross Saturday condemned the use of booby trap bombs by the Taliban in an area of southern Afghanistan that has been so heavily mined people are afraid to leave their homes.</p><p>The bombs --...

Red Cross is latest victim of Mexican drug war

2010-03-05T10:31:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Some Red Cross clinics caught in Mexican drug-war violence refuse to treat gunshot victims</div><div><p>Red Cross clinics in some parts of Mexico are refusing to treat people wounded by gunshots after finding themselves caught in the drug war, with cart...

Kenya floods kill six, leave dozens missing

2010-03-05T08:17:53Z

<div><p>Floods in Kenya have killed at least six people and left dozens missing, also washing away entire herds of cattle, police and the Red Cross said Friday.</p><p>The torrential rains across several parts of Kenya, including in some of its most visited natural parks, le...

Thousands moved away from Uganda mudslide villages

2010-03-05T06:16:31Z

<div><p>Ugandan authorities on Friday moved thousands of villagers away from hillsides where a mudslide this week left more than 300 people feared dead, officials said.</p><p>Authorities said they feared more heavy rain could trigger a new disaster and launched an urgent relocation of some 4,000 villagers around Mount Elgon in the east of the country. Up to 35,000 people coul...

4,000 to be relocated after Uganda landslide

2010-03-05T06:16:29Z

<div><p> Thousands of Ugandans were to be moved Friday from hilly regions in the east of the country where a landslide is feared to have killed about 300 people, officials said.</p><p>"We are looking at 4,000 as the urgent number we need to relocate," said Wilson Watira, district chairman of Bududa, the main town near villages engulfed by Monday's avalanche.</p><...

Sarah Palin loads up on free stuff at gift suite

2010-03-04T16:30:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Sarah Palin loads up on free cosmetics and fashion items at Oscar gift suite</div><div><p>Sarah Palin showed up at a celebrity gift suite with two daughters, her brother and a small entourage in tow and loaded up with free cosmetic and fashion items being given away in connection with Oscar-week festivities. But she also left a check for charity, organizers say.</p><p>Lorna Khoo of Cardst...

Smart Spending: Tips for donating effectively

2010-03-04T09:33:47Z

<div id="subtitle">4 tips on figuring out best ways you can donate to earthquake relief, other charities</div><div><p>No sooner had the shock of Haiti's earthquake passed than Chile was struck. As the repercussions of both disasters continue, urgent need remains in those countries and around the world for charitable contributions.</p><p>But it is hard to know whether donating y...

50 Ugandan students feared dead in landslides

2010-03-03T16:17:13Z

<div><p>During heavy rains, village elders told schoolchildren to seek shelter in the hospital. That sanctuary turned into a death trap as a landslide engulfed the building, leaving more than 50 pupils missing and among hundreds feared dead as avalanches of mud slammed into three villages.</p><p>When Beatrice Nabuduwa's 12-year-old daughter failed to come home after school Monday, the mother assumed her chi...

Frantic hunt for hundreds missing in Uganda mudslide

2010-03-03T13:17:37Z

<div><p>Rescuers clawed through mud in driving rain Wednesday in a desperate bid to find survivors from a huge landslide feared to have killed hundreds in villages in eastern Uganda.</p><p>At least 80 bodies have already been found on the slopes of Mount Elgon and at least 300 people are missing in the villages, according to the Ugandan Red Cross, but hopes are fading of find...

Frantic hunt for missing in Uganda mudslide

2010-03-03T13:17:33Z

<div><p>Rescuers clawed through mud in driving rain Wednesday in a desperate bid to find survivors from a huge landslide feared to have killed hundreds in villages in eastern Uganda.</p><p>At least 80 bodies have already been found on the slopes of Mount Elgon and at least 300 people are missing in the villages but hopes were fading of finding anybody alive.</p><p>...

Nigerians displaced by clashes now fleeing camps

2010-03-03T11:16:53Z

<div><p>Some 14,000 people displaced by deadly sectarian violence in central Nigerian are leaving makeshift camps for lack of food, water and other basics, Red Cross workers and residents said Wednesday.</p><p>Those fleeing the camps account for more than half of the 20...

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