It was a busy year We may not have a building yet but that did not stop the San Pedro Branch of the Belize Red Cross from working hard in our community throughout 2015. In the coming year, we hope to have a big space to call our own so we can continue our work […]
December 1st through the 3rd, 2015, four Belize Forest Department (BFD) Wildlife Officers, Edgar Correa, Minerva Gonzalez, Mercedes Valdez, and Erwin Gillette, spent three days addressing wildlife concerns and laws on Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker. The evening of December 1st, the four Wildlife Officers along with two police officers from the S.P. Police Department, […]
As part of our Holiday fun, and preparations for the upcoming boat parade, the San Pedro Belize Red Cross decided to record a song. Well known photographer Karen Brodie jumped at the chance to be our jingle writer and she quickly came up with an excellent remix of the 12 days of Christmas. We immediately rounded […]
Time is running out and there are still plenty of families that need a some assistance. A little bird sent me the following press release yesterday and asked if I would spread the word. You Can Help to Make Sure All San Pedro’s Children Have a ‘Beary’ Merry Christmas Christmas is a time of joy, happiness, celebration and […]
Saturday, December 5 was the celebration of International Volunteer’s day, started in 1985 by the United Nations. Every year, many nongovernmental organizations including Belize Red Cross, take the opportunity to recognize their volunteers and highlight the work being done. Currently, 190 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies exist in almost every country in the world […]
Oceana Belize and Scout Association Through the joint efforts of Ocean Conservancy and the Scout Association of Belize, islanders teamed up and helped them take action for a big ocean conservation clean-up day – an annual event. The goal was to clean up as much water trash as possible and keep our aquatic environment clean […]