Red Cross of Monaco
Founded1948
FocusHumanitarian aid
Location
Members
550 volunteers
Founder
Louis II of Monaco
President
Albert II of Monaco
Deputy President
Philippe Narmino
Employees
58 staff[1]
Websitewww.croix-rouge.mc

The Red Cross of Monaco (French: Croix-Rouge monégasque) is the national Red Cross Society of Monaco, founded in 1948 by Louis II of Monaco in the aftermath of the Second World War.

Presidency

Fundraising

The Monaco Red Cross's largest fundraising event is the annual Red Cross Gala, which takes place in the Salle des Étoiles of Sporting Monte-Carlo. A yearly clearance sale is also held on "World Cross Day" in May, raising awareness and finances for the charity.[2][3]

The organization has an annual aid budget of €7,000,000, and assists 20 to 40 counties affected by war, famine, and natural disasters each year.

References

  1. 1 2 "Monaco Red Cross: acting locally and internationally". Monaco Now. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Inside the 71st Monaco Red Cross Ball Gala". Tatler. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 "The Red Cross Ball: Its Past and Present". Hello Monaco. Retrieved 5 January 2021.


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