When I went in and watched the ad (Roseanne's sister) on here, the phone number was different.  The reason for me looking to begin with was that the 800 number had 3-9's in a row and I wanted to make sure, because I thought in the past that the Red Cross number also had 3-9's and to a dyslexic that sees the word cat 40 different ways, the 3-9's can be seen as 3-6's.  (notice also the 1-800-RED-CROSS number has an extra S or number???)

Since I can't find any verification of what I remember seeing, I can't say for sure???????  hmmmm, well, I found something................ 

http://www.outcast.net/press/jan23_10.html
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message spots urging people to text a donation to the Red Cross via ‘Haiti’ at 90999.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross
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Criticism

The Australian TV network, ABC, and the indigenous rights group, Friends of Peoples Close to Nature, released a documentary called Blood on the Cross that raises allegations of the involvement of the Red Cross with the British military in conducting a massacre in the Southern Highlands of West Papua. Mark Davis investigates allegations about the role of the International Red Cross and the British military regarding the WWF hostages crisis, in May 1996. Following the broadcast of the documentary, the Red Cross announced publicly that it would appoint an individual outside the organization to investigate the allegations made in the film and any responsibility on its part. The report contends that it's not clear to which degree the Red Cross was involved, with some of the criticism concerning how well the organization handled the crisis.
Allegations of poor governance and concern over accountability and transparency within certain national societies has led to high profile resignations.
The ICRC is exempt from giving testimony in war crimes trials about the facts they observed while performing their duties. Because of this some critics[who?] argue ICRC is sometimes denying justice to victims of war crimes and enabling impunity for war crimes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_of_Peoples_Close_to_Nature
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fPcN

Type	Non-governmental organization
Founded	1991
Location	Lüneburg, Germany
Area served	Worldwide
Focus	Indigenous rights
Website	naturvoelker.org

Friends of Peoples Close to Nature (fPcN) is an non-governmental human rights organization that works in the field of indigenous rights. The organization is dedicated to the survival of tribal peoples, in particular hunter-gatherers.^[1] They believe that these people are "the first and the last societies on Earth to have a non-exploitative relationship with the natural world", and they define their task as an organization in helping them to "preserve their unique cultures from enforced assimilation, the ideologies of 'progress' and 'growth' and absorption in the global economy". The organization was founded in Germany, with several partner organizations having since then been established in different countries. The campaigns are carried out on a global level, giving support to tribes that go from East Africa to the Amazon to the Philippines.^[2] fPcN considers that, unlike other organizations working in this field, they oppose the pushing of any Western values and practices on indigenous cultures.

Contents [hide] 1 Mission 2 Origin and structure 3 Tribes 4 Documentary films 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

http://www.planusa.org/
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Have you seen us on TV?

Learn how to sponsor a child today!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_USA
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Plan USA is an international charity, part of Plan International.^[1]
Plan was founded in 1937 by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge. Originally named 'Foster Parents Plan for Children in Spain', the aim was to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil War.
During the Second World War, Plan expanded to work with displaced children throughout war-torn Europe.
In the 1950s, as Europe recovered, it became increasingly evident that children in countries further afield were also in need of critical help. Plan gradually began working with children throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.


http://newsroom.redcross.org/  (This is the phone number (notice the extra number in 1-800-RED-CROSS?)  When I went back in the numbers were different. ...cal
1-800-733-2767 (1-800-RED-CROSS)

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/07/29/eveningnews/main516700.shtml
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February 11, 2009 9:04 PM

Disaster Strikes In Red Cross Backyard

By

Jaime Holguin

(CBS)  In part one of her report on the American Red Cross, CBS News Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson looks at how the charity is responding to its biggest criminal scandal.

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The American Red Cross may be expert at responding to public disasters, but for years it has failed to get a grip on financial disasters at its local chapters.

There's the fundraiser in Louisiana caught padding her own bank account with donations, the manager in Pennsylvania who embezzled to support her crack cocaine habit and the executive in Maryland who forged signatures on purchase orders meant for disaster victims, to name a few.

But the biggest criminal scandal inside the Red Cross surfaced in New Jersey last year. And though it's been kept off the front pages, it ranks among the biggest charity frauds ever.

At the center of the scandal is Joseph Lecowitch, chief executive of the Hudson County Chapter, and his bookkeeper Catalina Escoto.

Escoto allegedly gave herself at least $75,000 in bonuses. All told, prosecutors say the duo stole well over $1 million in Red Cross funds, squandering it on gambling and each other. Escoto pleaded not guilty. Lecowitch died after he was indicted.

"The bookkeeping methods of Mr. Lecowitch and Ms. Escoto leave a lot to be desired," says prosecutor Michael D'Andrea.

http://www.thelocal.se/26434/20100503/#
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Red Cross boss quits after scandal

Published: 3 May 10 18:49 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/26434/20100503/

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The head of the troubled Swedish branch of the Red Cross has quit his post. General Secretary Christer Zettergren said his decision to leave the charity had nothing to do with a fraud case currently engulfing the organization.

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Zettergren’s resignation comes as the Swedish Red Cross’s former fundraising manager Johan af Donner awaits the verdict in his high-profile fraud trial. He is accused of defrauding the charity of 5.2 million kronor and siphoning another 2.5 million kronor from the Swedish Cancer Society (Cancerfonden), his previous employer.

But Zettergren insisted that his resignation had nothing to do with the af Donner affair, saying that he had already decided to quit in 2008, but stayed in his post longer than planned to guide the charity through the turbulence caused by the fraud accusations.

“The fraud meant that [my tenure] was extended a bit, as I wanted to stay and ensure that it led to charges and a trial. That was important for me,” he said.

The af Donner affair has brought criticism of Zettergren’s leadership. He has been accused of not successfully tackling the public relations disaster caused by the revelations. His own high salary and that of chairman Bengt Westerberg have also come in for criticism.

Zettergren has been recruited by the Swedish Migration Board as a special advisor in research and development issues.

Anybody Translate??? (Zettergren Red Cross)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWOrsCFSfK0