British Red Cross
Red Cross Parcel
What is the 'Pass the Parcel'
campaign about? The British Red Cross are asking you to help them help vulnerable people in crisis by 'passing your parcel' on to others. Once you've created your very own virtual parcel it can be forwarded to friends, family and colleagues via email or social networking sites such as Facebook.
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By 'passing the parcel' and sharing it with others you can increase the value of your donation to make it go much further and help many more people in need.
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Send your very own virtual British Red Cross parcel to help those in need across the world and around the corner.
There are a range of items to suit all budgets and they all represent real practical help that the British Red Cross provides across the world and here in the UK. It doesn't matter what you choose, you are sending someone the gift of hope.
Registered Charity No's. 220949 & SC037738
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Learn more about how you can help >
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What is a British Red Cross parcel? During the Second World War the British Red Cross sent more than 20 million parcels to captive soldiers all over the world. Protected by the internationally respected Red Cross emblem, they succeeded in crossing frontlines and borders to reach prisoners in even the remotest places.
The parcels contained a few basic food items to supplement the prisoners' meagre rations. But the most important thing that they contained was hope.
The work of the British Red Cross has changed a great deal over the years - but the need for help is as pressing as it's ever been. And although a British Red Cross parcel may be very different to those sent more than 60 years ago, it still contains the essential things people need to survive when times are hard.
Today, you can send your very own virtual British Red Cross parcel to help those in need across the world and around the corner.
You could send a parcel directly to a friend or family member to celebrate any occasion. Simply select the virtual item(s) you would like to send, from a mosquito net to tarpaulins or a blanket. There are a range of items to suit all budgets and they all represent real practical help that the British Red Cross provides across the world and here in the UK. It doesn't matter what you choose, you are sending someone the gift of hope.
All money raised will support British Red Cross work to help vulnerable people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are.
British Red Cross
Will you give £2 a month to ensure the British Red Cross
can help those who
need them both overseas and here
in the UK?
The British Red Cross is a volunteer-led humanitarian organisation that helps people in crisis with religious and political neutrality. Bound by seven fundamental principles, the Red Cross signifies hope, dignity, and survival for those in need. These principles are:
1. Humanity without discrimination to the wounded.
2. Impartiality with no discrimination to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class, or political opinions.
3. Neutrality with no engagement in hostilities or controversies of political, racial, religious, or ideological natures.
4. Independence for each national society from their respective government.
5. Voluntary service not prompted in any manner by the desire for gain.
6. Unity, with only one Red Cross or Red Crescent society in any one country.
7. Universality, with each individual Red Cross and Red Crescent society sharing equal responsibilities worldwide.
Help the British Red Cross today >
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Sign-up to help the British Red Cross build a better future by giving a regular direct debit. Remember £2 a month will help the British Red Cross to be there in future. Together we can be prepared for anything. |
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The British Red Cross cares for people in crisis, both in the UK and overseas. For thousands of vulnerable people each year, it is the certain sign of hope in crisis, meeting both immediate and longer term needs.
The British Red Cross have experience of working with people in emergency situations around the world means they can allocate their resources in the most effective ways possible.
£5 could provide water purification tablets for 60 people.
£25 could pay for a consultation with a skin camouflage volunteer to teach someone to hide a disfiguring skin condition.
£50 could help provide seeds and fertiliser for ten families to grow enough to feed themselves for a year.
£150 could help buy a wheelchair for the medical loan service here in the UK.
Donate to the British Red Cross now >
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