American Red Cross Launches 'All in 1 Day' Campaign to Aid Disaster Victims

June 2,2015; 8:04PM,EDT

 

 

In this aerial photo, people canoe through floodwaters past a stop sign near Bear Creek Park Saturday, May 30, 2015, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

The American Red Cross declared June 2 All in 1 Day, an inaugural Giving Day and a nationwide campaign to increase awareness of all that the organization does to help disaster victims every day of the year.
As a partner of the Red Cross, AccuWeather uses the global reach of the AccuWeather.com global website to help visitors learn more about the Red Cross relief efforts and facilitate donations to support those impacted by severe weather.
"Our efforts are global and designed to provide channels that allow people to help others who are suffering from severe natural disasters. When our users read about or view tragic human suffering reported on AccuWeather.com, they are often inspired to help those that are affected," AccuWeather CEO Barry Lee Myers said. "People are good at heart and want to help but often do not know how or where. We help facilitate that process of giving."
To join All in 1 Day, you can donate to the Red Cross here.
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Many lives have been claimed by recent natural disasters, from flooding in the central U.S. to the Nepal earthquake and brutal India heat, and many more have been left homeless and vulnerable.
Rounds of flooding rain killed at least 31 people in Texas and Oklahoma and destroyed hundreds of homes late in May, according to the Associated Press. The worst river flooding in recorded history occurred along the Blanco River in San Marcos, Texas, while portions of Houston and Dallas were left under water.

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"The severe weather events that have marked the start of summer have not only broken records, they have shattered them. Thousands have lost everything they own, many without flood insurance who are now homeless," Mike Smith, senior vice president/chief innovation executive for AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions said. "AccuWeather and its meteorologists are devoted to saving lives and protecting property and works to do its part in the face of the magnitude of the destruction caused by these severe weather events. We encourage everyone to help by donating to the Red Cross and other worthy organizations."
Following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked Nepal on April 25, 2015, killing more than 8,800 people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless, victims living in tents around the Katmandu Valley face the need for better shelter as monsoon season approaches.
Villagers wait in the rain as an aid relief helicopter lands at their remote mountain village of Gumda, near the epicenter of Saturday's massive earthquake in the Gorkha District of Nepal, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
"Over the past four years, our partnership with AccuWeather has facilitated tremendous fundraising. This money was raised at the most critical of times in the wake of both national and international traumatic storms and disasters," Ellen Kyzer, chief executive officer of the Central Pennsylvania Region of the American Red Cross said. "We are deeply grateful to AccuWeather for making this possible as it strengthens our ability to provide relief and aid to those in the greatest need. We look forward to continuing our meaningful relationship, joining together to help others."
AccuWeather and the Red Cross have partnered through major weather disasters including Superstorm Sandy, the 2013 Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak, Tropical Cyclone Pam and the Nepal Earthquake.