Red Cross of Monaco

Red Cross of Monaco
Founded1948
FocusHumanitarian aid
Location
  • Monte Carlo, Monaco
Members550 volunteers
Founder
Louis II of Monaco
President
Albert II of Monaco
Deputy President
Philippe Narmino
Employees58 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

  • 1948–1949: Prince Louis of Monaco[1]
  • 1949–1958: Prince Rainier of Monaco
  • 1958–1982: Princess Grace of Monaco[2]
  • 1982–present: Prince Albert of Monaco[3]

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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