Founded | 1948 |
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Focus | Humanitarian aid |
Location | |
Members | 550 volunteers |
Founder | Louis II of Monaco |
President | Albert II of Monaco |
Deputy President | Philippe Narmino |
Employees | 58 staff[1] |
Website | www |
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.
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.[citation needed]