Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne, Perth, RedR Australia, Sydney — February 23, 2012 1:01 am

Wearing red for RedR day 2012

On Friday 10th of February Arup offices around Australia held Wear Red For RedR events to raise awareness and money for the work that RedR does.

  • Brisbane

    Brisbane

  • Brisbane

    Brisbane

    Some of the treats sold to raise money in the Brisbane office.

  • Melbourne

    Melbourne

    Alan McLean (CEO RedR) speaks to Melbourne staff on the work that RedR does.

  • Melbourne

    Melbourne

    Melbourne staff attending Alan McLean\'s presentation.

  • Melbourne

    Melbourne

  • Perth

    Perth

  • Adelaide

    Adelaide

  • Cairns

    Cairns

In Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Cairns and Perth there was a sea of red as staff members dressed in their brightest red outfits and held fundraising morning teas. Staff were shown several inspiring videos highlighting the many humanitarian projects that RedR members participate in worldwide. The Brisbane office was even lucky enough to have Peter Hynes from the Queensland Reds and Wallabies to help announce their lucky door prize!  In total nearly $2000 was raised to help fund RedR.

In Melbourne RedR CEO Alan McLean was present to talk about RedR and the work that it does. He left us with the following message for staff:

Thankyou for your enthusiasm this morning

For new staff there, I hope I sowed a seed. For longer-serving staff who are familiar with RedR, it was more nurturing a seed which Arup has enabled us to sow previously.

If tonight’s meal (or pint after work) involves each person telling someone else that RedR Australia recruits and selects, trains and prepares, then deploys and supports capable people into frontline response to international disasters and emergencies, the day will have met the objective of awareness-raising.

If you would like to know more about RedR and how you could use your skills to become involved you can visit their website here.

Two of the videos shown to our staff are also available on YouTube you can view them below:

RedR Australia; Real People, Real Stories – Daryll

 

RedR Australia; Real People, Real Stories – Nicole


 

 

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