Public Appology

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Dear friends in the humanitarian field, Greater Johannesburg Metro branch of the South African Red Cross Society would like to appologise to our loyal supporters, volunteers, donors and staff.
We have found out that our blog had been tempered with. Unknown hackers have been posting their adverts on our blog without contacting us or notifying us. Some of the content posted has been disturbing to people who visited our blog.
We express our disapproval of this criminal act, as a precaution, we will be monitoring all comments closely. This means every comment will go through a quick moderation process.
We however thank you for your understanding and bringing this matter to our attention.

Chamdor Business partners with us to fight poverty

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Chamdor Northlands Decorpark had a business expo and they invited us to display our products and services and also help us collect much needed donations.

Families stranded as fire wipes homes

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Twelve families in Princess squatter camp(Roodepoort) fell victims to a cruel fire that swept all their belongings. Three people lost their lives, and the Red Cross was there to help the survivors. Mr Stephen Rasebotja and family were some of the receipients of help from us.

Turfontein less fortunate get help

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Councillor De Lange identified people living in tents in tthe outskirts of Johannesburg.(Eloff Extention, Turfontein).These families had nothing to eat , All thanks to our good donors who assisted us financially to buy food and clothes for the needy.

Hournoring our Selfless Humanitarians

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Cynthia Mosheshe, Sheila Taylor, Tom Mboya and Mma Selina were among the honoured Red Cross members who dedicated most of their lives helping people in need. Their humanity work goes a long way and it won't go unnoticed. They were honoured during the Annual General Assembly that took place in Polokwane

Med Scheme to the rescue

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On the 7th August 2009 Medi Scheme came in with much needed help. They donated clothes and food for the Disaster survivors, Homebased Care patients and Kids Club feeding scheme. Mr Banda from the Johannesburg Branch of the South African Red Cross Society received the goods from Roseanne and team on behalf of the beneficiaries.

Warmth for the day

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The Gauteng Regional Office and the Johannesburg Branch felt for the vulnerable homeless people. The cold weather prompted the Red Cross Staff and Volunteers to do something to help those in need. They went all out into the cold streets of Johannesburg dishing out warm soup and bread to the people.

We thank our Volunteers, Donors and Staff for such humane efforts.