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Greenwich Red Cross Director of Emergency Services Tim Wall, left, and chapter volunteer Bill Augustine load a trailer Friday afternoon with enough supplies for 200 people in preparation for Hurricane Earl.GADC River House, which provides daytime programs for seniors that focus on health, recreation and social services, has chosen a new president and board of directors. The new board members are (left to right): David Lund, James Marmon, Grace Wales and Sandy Motland. Patricia Meyering was elected board president. Marsha Scott was chosen vice president. GADC River House also offers support groups and counseling to the public free of charge, and community programs like MasterMind and the Caregiver Circle, which are held in conjunction with the Red Cross, Town of Greenwich and the Junior League of Greenwich. For more information visit www.gadc.org <http://www.gadc.org/> or call 203- 622-0079 or email gadc@gadc.org.Donations of the German government are stored at the Red Cross Logistic Center at Berlin-Schoenefeld airport in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, prior to the second aid flight of the German Red Cross to Pakistan. The floods in Pakistan have affected more than 17 million people, the U.N. estimates. Most of the 1,500 deaths occurred early in the flooding, but the crisis still is growing. Local charities, the Pakistani army and international agencies are providing food, water, medicine and shelter to the displaced, but millions have received little or no help. Aid officials warn that widespread outbreaks of water-borne diseases such as cholera now pose a threat.A German Red Cross member displays water disinfection tablets at the Red Cross Logistic Center at Berlin-Schoenefeld airport in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, prior to the second aid flight of the German Red Cross to Pakistan. The floods in Pakistan have affected more than 17 million people, the U.N. estimates. Most of the 1,500 deaths occurred early in the flooding, but the crisis still is growing. Local charities, the Pakistani army and international agencies are providing food, water, medicine and shelter to the displaced, but millions have received little or no help. Aid officials warn that widespread outbreaks of water-borne diseases such as cholera now pose a threat.The Greenwich Chapter of the American Red Cross has chosen Terry Clements and Eileen MacDonald Volunteers of the Month for August for their work with its motor services program. Clements has been a consistent driver since she joined the chapter as a volunteer in 2005. In addition to her shift each Tuesday, she fills in shifts when needed and is always willing to help with press requests for motor services. MacDonald has been a dedicated “behind the scenes†motor service volunteer since she started as a driver in 1977. She coordinates with the Transportation Association of Greenwich (TAG) to get weekly motor service schedules and then prepares and mails them to each driver.GADC River House, which provides daytime programs for seniors that focus on health, recreation and social services, has chosen a new president and board of directors. The new board members are (left to right): David Lund, James Marmon, Grace Wales and Sandy Motland. Patricia Meyering was elected board president. Marsha Scott was chosen vice president. GADC River House also offers support groups and counseling to the public free of charge, and community programs like MasterMind and the Caregiver Circle, which are held in conjunction with the Red Cross, Town of Greenwich and the Junior League of Greenwich. For more information visit www.gadc.org <http://www.gadc.org/> or call 203- 622-0079 or email gadc@gadc.org.Stacy Ferguson (aka Fergie), April 17, 2010, age 35.The Greenwich Chapter of the American Red Cross has named Terry Clements, left, and Eileen MacDonald as Volunteers of the Month for August for their work with the Motor Services Program. Terry has been a consistent driver since she joined the chapter as a volunteer in 2005. In addition to her shift each Tuesday, Clements fills in shifts when needed and is always willing to help with press requests for Motor Services, appearing in local paper and television interviews. MacDonald has been a dedicated “behind the scenes†Motor Service volunteer since 1977 when she started as a driver. She coordinates with the Transportation Association of Greenwich to get weekly Motor Service schedules and then prepares and mails them to each driver.Greenwich Family YMCA President and Chief Executive Rebecca Fretty recently returned from a weeklong workshop in nonprofit management at Harvard Business School. Fretty was selected by the Harvard Business School Community Partners to receive a scholarship to attend the school’s Strategic Perspectives in Non-profit Management program. From left, Rebecca Fretty; V. Kasturi Rangan, Malcolm P. McNair professor of marketing; Herman B. (Dutch) Leonard; Eliot I. Snider, family professor of business administration; and Dianne Auger, regional chief executive of the Red Cross Connecticut.Mike Ammirata, of Redding, 23, was honored as a red Cross Hero. Photo taken Friday, July 2, 2010.
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