21st
January 2010
RBC &
RBTT Support Red Cross Haiti Earthquake Relief
Fund
RBC/RBTT branches
also accepting public donations to Red Cross
Relief Fund in Canada and across the Caribbean
Royal
Bank of Canada (RBC) parent company of RBC Caribbean
and RBTT Bank, yesterday announced a Can$100,000
donation to the Red Cross to support relief
and humanitarian efforts in Haiti.
“The scale of this disaster is enormous
and its impact has been devastating to thousands
of
people and their communities,” said Gordon
Nixon, President & CEO of RBC. “We
have a long-
standing tradition of responding when communities
are in need, and on behalf of our clients and
employees, we are proud to support the relief
effort with a donation.”
“The Red Cross is responding on the ground
to the needs of the Haitian people as quickly
as possible,” said Conrad Sauvé,
Secretary General of the Canadian Red Cross.
“Thanks to the network of Red Cross Societies,
everyone can be confident that their Red Cross
donations are reaching people during this difficult
time.”
The most urgent needs identified by the Red
Cross are for search and rescue efforts, field
hospitals, emergency health services, water
purification, emergency shelter, logistics and
telecommunications.
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